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''The Frontier Gandhi: Badshah Khan, a Torch for Peace'', a documentary released in 2008, is the first full film account of Pashtun leader and non violent activist Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Badshah Khan or Bacha Khan.〔Masood Haider (2008, 21 October). "(A woman’s courage yields film on Bacha Khan )" ''Dawn'', internet edition, retrieved 9 March 2010.〕 The documentary is the work of filmmaker and writer T.C. McLuhan, daughter of the Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, who spent 21 years to bring the story to the screen〔(Abdul Ghaffar Khan is 'The Frontier Gandhi' ) LA Times retrieved October 19, 2008〕 after an acquaintance gave her ''Nonviolent Soldier of Islam''.〔Eknath Easwaran ''Nonviolent Soldier of Islam: Badshah Khan, A Man to Match His Mountains'' (ISBN 9781888314007) (1984,1999)〕 The voice of Ghaffar Khan is played by Indian actor Om Puri and includes interviews with elderly activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement as well as major political figures in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.〔(Peace message makes Bacha Khan world hero: documentary producer ) December 22, 2008 by Tauseef-ur-Rahman. THE NEWS. Jang group. Retrieved 22 Dec 2008〕 The film had its Middle-Eastern premier at the 3rd Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi in October, 2009, where it won the top award for documentary films.〔"MEIFF Announces Winners of 2009 Black Pearl Awards" (), retrieved 27 Oct 2009.〕 The BBC quoted Afrasiab Khattak, head of the Awami National Party in North-West Frontier Province, as saying that "This film will help a lot in introducing Badshah Khan to the rest of the world."〔Pashtun Prophet Goes Global, (), retrieved 23 Oct 2009.〕 McLuhan has stated that she believes the film counters stereotypes. McLuhan reported encountering resistance both in making the film and in marketing it, and stated that one reason was The film had its Indian premier at the 2nd Ladakh International Film Festival on 14 September 2013, where it received a standing ovation. The ''Times of India'' reported that a private screening of the film had been requested by the president of India for 17 September 2013. == See also == *Khudai Khidmatgar *Abdul Wali Khan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Frontier Gandhi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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