 Film InformationGenre: DocumentaryProduction Year: 2010 Prebook Date: 08-10-2010 Release Date: 09-07-2010 DVD Cat#: prdvd1151 SRP: $24.98 DVD SpecsRuntime: 84 min.Aspect Ratio: Widescreen Language Tracks: English Audio Format: Dolby Digital | Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal NaqshbandiSynopsisIan Olds’ Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi is a feature-length documentary that follows the relationship between an Afghan interpreter and his client, American journalist Christian Parenti. This intimate portrait of two colleagues at work shifts dramatically when Ajmal is kidnapped along with an Italian reporter. The situation goes from bad to worse as foreign powers pressure for fast results, the Afghan government bungles its response and the specter of Taliban power looms in the background. What follows is the tragic story of one man forgotten in the crossfire: a brutal allegory of the proud land and perilous misadventure that is Afghanistan. |