The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a documentary that follows christian parenti, a nation journalist, on a fact gathering trip through afghanistan. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a great documentary that follows the relationship between an afghan interpreter and his client, american journalist christian parenti. This intimate portrait of two colleagues shifts dramatically when ajmal is kidnapped along with an italian. Apr 18, 2011 the documentary focuses on the 2007 kidnapping and murder of a 24yearold afghan who was hired by foreign journalists to help gather news stories. Fixer focuses on the relationship between an afghan translator, ajmal naqshbandi, and his american client, the war journalist, christian parenti. Hi all, i saw a very interesting hbo documentry called fixer. Ajmal naqshbandi and an italian reporter were captured by the taliban in afghanistan, but while the journalist was spared, he was killed. First off, im very fascinated about afghanistan, a land i have wanted to visit ever since i saw the movie kabuliwalahowever after watching this doc, trust me i dont think i will be able to step foot in that landat least not in the near future.
Olds won best new documentary filmmaker 2009 at the tribeca film festival for the film. Alternatively you can use torrent sites or various legal sources like netflix, itunes or amazon prime. It tells the story of ajmal, a young afghan journalist, translator and coordinator working for american journalist christian parenti. The naqshbandiyya order became an influential factor in indomuslim life and for two centuries it was the principal spiritual order in the indian subcontinent. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, focuses on the 2007 kidnapping and murder of a 24yearold afghan who was hired by foreign journalists to help gather news stories. Tribeca film focuses on beheaded afghan fixer reuters.
The taking of ajmal naqshbandi from some hosts that allow this. He was kidnapped alongside the italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo. This is an intimate portrait of two colleagues at work. In new york, the tribeca film festival showed a strong documentary, the fixer. Aug 17, 2009 ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan who worked with visiting reporters, was kidnapped and killed by the taliban in 2007. In 2007, ajmal was kidnapped by taliban forces, along with italian reporter daniele mastrogiacomo and an afghan driver, who was immediately beheaded. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi and recounted in mastrogiacomos book, days of fear. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, showing at the tribeca film festival this week, examines the life of naqshbandi as. Six months later, naqshbandi was kidnapped by the taliban, along with the italian journalist for whom he. Naqshbandi sufi order signs and symbols of cults, gangs and. He and an italian journalist was decapitated after being kidnapped by the taliban.
The film follows ajmals work with journalist christian parenti. This is for a documentary film, the fixer ajmal naqshbandi politely tells his countryman. Apr 08, 2010 on this date in 2007, the taliban beheaded hostage ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan fixer who arranged local contacts for foreign journalists. This intimate portrait of two colleagues shifts dramatically when ajmal is kidnapped along with an italian reporter. As he travels around the country, meeting with taliban leaders, villagers and any other potential source of information, ian olds, the filmmaker, is in the back seat of the car, a fly on the wall, observing parentis transactions.
Parenti left afghanistan at the end of 2006, and naqshbandi moved on to another project, this time with veteran italian radioman, daniele mastrogiacomo, sent. Ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan who worked with visiting reporters, was kidnapped and killed by the taliban in 2007. Naqshbandi was one of afghanistans best fixerssomeone hired by foreign journalists to facilitate, translate, and gain access for their stories. Apr 24, 2012 the exclusive club of moral authority. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a featurelength documentary that follows the relationship between an afghan interpreter and his client, american journalist christian parenti. Ajmal announces that he is safe because he is in the hands of fellow muslims, in the hands of islam. The group said it had killed ajmal naqshbandi because the government had refused to meet its demands to release senior figures from prison. What begins as an intimate portrait of two colleagues at work turns dark when taliban fighters in southern afghanistan kidnap ajmal and an italian journalist during a dangerous trip to interview a. In response to the murder of ajmal naqshbandi in afghanistan we have started a fund for the families of fixers killed or injured while working with the international media. Bbc news south asia taleban kill afghanistan reporter.
The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2009 rotten tomatoes. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi tribeca film festival. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, ian oldss stunning documentary, swings. The death of a young afghani hired by western journalists is removed from the newspaper margins and put front and center in docu helmer ian olds unflinching fixer. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2009 starring christian parenti. In 2007, the taliban kidnapped 24yearold ajmal naqshbandi and an italian journalist. Their deliverance here stands in sad and sharp contrast to the first scene in fixer. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a documentary by ian olds that shows the kidnapping of italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo and interpreter ajmal. Some might remember of a couple of years ago when an italian reporter and afghan fixer were abducted by members of the taliban. A new documentary airing monday night on hbo, fixer.
Apr 08, 2007 ajmal naqshbandi worked as a guide for visiting reporters the taleban in afghanistan have killed an afghan reporter abducted last month with an italian journalist. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is the second feature documentary ive directed. With aid from both italian and afghan governments, mastrogiacomo was. The naqshbandi way of dhikr the naqshbandi haqqani sufi. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 9pm on hbo 25 year old afghans job was to escort foreign journalists through rough areas of afghanistan. According to the jurors, the work is a film about an unsavory world, and its unsavory characters. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. This is a documentary of sorts talking about this story as well as the role people like ajmal play. Apr 24, 2009 they are watching a show, put on for their benefit.
After the screening, i moderated a panel that featured director ian olds and naqeeb sherzad, a close friend of ajmal, shown at left. According to the jurors, the work is a film about an unsavory world, and its unsavory characters, which through its superb direction, shines a light on a world unfamiliar to many americans. A fixer is someone hired by foreign journalists to translate, navigate and gain access for their stories. Its spring 2007, an italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo is onscreen, a hostage. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, directed by ian olds, uses the relationship formed between an american journalist and his interpreter to. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a documentary by ian olds that shows the kidnapping of italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo and interpreter ajmal naqshbandi and the events leading to the release of the former and the murder of the latter by the taliban. The tribeca film festival is a prominent film festival held in the tribeca neighborhood of manhattan, showcasing a diverse selection of independent films. Initially, the taliban believed mastrogiacomo was a united kingdom officer. The events that followed are shown in the documentary fixer. Part of the hbo documentary films series 09, mondays at 9pm. Fellowhostage daniele mastrogiacomo wrote this book about the ordeal. An intense number of days ensued, whereby the italian government.
May 25, 2011 he used a fixer called ajmal naqshbandi, a 24year old cherubfaced pashtun from kabul. In 2007, twentyfouryearold ajmal naqshbandi, a journalist and fixer, was captured alongside italian reporter daniele mastrogiacomo by the taliban in afghanistan. During the covid19 pandemic, independent news is more important than ever. And ajmal naqshbandi, the afghan fixer who was working with italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo. This intimate portrait of two colleagues at work shifts dramatically when ajmal is kidnapped along with an italian reporter. He used a fixer called ajmal naqshbandi, a 24year old cherubfaced pashtun from kabul. Documentary captures a fixers harsh reality committee to. This process continues throughout the training of the murid, until there is but one veil, the veil of humanity hijab albashariyya, restraining the murid s vision. Ian olds documents an interpreters fate in afghanistan. It is the nation reporter, american christian parenti and afghan fixer, ajmal naqshbandi who are at the center of this film. In 2007 naqshbandi was kidnapped together with a driver and an italian reporter when the three went to a.
To learn more about how to save videos to your computer, you can read our help topic. Naqshbandi is the subject of the aptly titled documentary fixer. Six months later, naqshbandi was kidnapped by the taliban, along with the italian journalist for whom he was working. Videos of taliban beheadings are the unthinkable side of home movies. Naqshbandi was one of afghanistans best fixers someone hired by foreign journalists to facilitate, translate, and gain access for their stories.
By juxtaposing scenes of laughter and friendship with video images of kidnappings and beheadings, hbos fixer. This gripping, tragic story is a behindthescenes look into the dangerous and unseen world that happens before we get the news. As unsettling and complex as the country it traverses, fixer. A naqshbandi master rends these veils in descending order, starting with those closest to the divine presence and then successively downwards towards the level of the murid. En route to a 2007 interview with a taliban warlord in afghanistan, the italian journalist daniele. Fixer tells the story of the afghan war through one. When it was discovered that he was an italian reporter, they demanded that italy withdraw their troops. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fixer. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, tells the story of one of these locals in afghanistan. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2009 starring christian parenti and ajmal naqshbandi on dvd and bluray. In 2007 naqshbandi was kidnapped together with a driver and an italian reporter when the three went to a southern province of afghanistan on. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2009 on dvd and blu.
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