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Armed With Faith

Follow the men of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bomb Disposal Unit (KPK BDU) to the front lines of the war against Al-Qaeeda and the Taliban in Pakistan. The lawless, tribal region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, considered the gateway for terrorists from neighboring Afghanistan, is the backdrop. The battle for control over this porous border area remains critical to the stability of Pakistan and global security. Should Pakistan, a nuclear power, fall into the hands of terrorists, the entire world is at risk. Witness firsthand the KPK BDU’s dangerous struggle to protect their country against the Taliban threat in the land they both call home.

Series

Doc World

Premiere Date

March 18, 2018

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2018 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary

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Geeta Gandbhir

Co-Director

Emmy Award-winning Co-producer Geeta Gandbhir's works include Black and Missing for HBO, which won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best New Documentary Series; I Am Evidence, which won a 2019 duPont-Columbia Award and Emmy Award; and A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers with Oscar-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

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Asad Faruqi

Co-Director

Asad Faruqi is an Emmy Award nominated cinematographer, photographer and filmmaker. Over the past six years he has shot a number of award winning films, including 2016’s Academy Award winning film A Girl In the River: The Price of Forgiveness and 2011’s Academy and Emmy Award winning film, Saving Face.Some other notable works include Emmy and Alfred I Dupont Award winning, Pakistan’s Taliban Generation Song of Lahore , Peacekeepers: A Journey of a Thousand Miles, Transgenders: Pakistan’s Open Secret, to name a few. Asad’s work has featured on HBO, The New York Times PBS, Channel 4, CBC,SBS, Arte among others. This is his feature film directorial debut.