Jirga

Great meditation on repentance and forgiveness of an Aussie ex soldier. I loved seeing the landscapes of Afghanistan and it's people in this gentle and nuanced film. A film about peace and connection with a good dose of suspense and little moments of humour for good measure

After reading stevenyc-86318's review I had to speak up.

Well done guys. A very brave effort and thank you to all who participated in this movie.

Former Aussie soldier Mike Wheeler (Sam Smith) is returning to Afghanistan after a 3 year absence. His goal is to achieve forgiveness from the family of a man he killed there in a raid.

Lots of realism and humanness emanates from this movie, although from time to time a few of the plot elements come across as implausible. The naturalness of the acting is impressive, and the cinematography is striking.

Overall for me, it was a journey worth taking.

Jirga: An Afghan court of tribal elders. Positive: Showed the countryside; the markets of Afghanistan, and some of it's peoples as our ex-Aussie soldier travels to ask forgiveness of a family for the mistaken killing of their father. As to the war it brings up the question of, "Do the means justify the end?" Perhaps it should be the other way around, "Does the end justify the means?" Negative: We do not see the Taliban for its male centric treatment of females; amongst the worst of any country on Earth. Nor it's disregard for education, & basic human freedoms. Nor it's indiscriminate killing of thousands. Neutral oddity: Most Afghan cars have steering wheels on the right yet they drive on the right side of the road (same as left side steering countries like the U.S.).

A very well done movie because you didn't really know what was going to happen to him.

Clearly forgiveness and understanding is much better than war.

For the person who reviewed this film suggesting it was the most boring film of the year, stick to Fast and Furious. I think Fast and Furious 23 comes out soon.-