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Making a war film set amidst a real-life conflict that is still active puts untold pressure on the director. Accusations are bound to follow - of creating propaganda, of being gung-ho, insensitive or unrealistic. Every such production treads a very fine line indeed.

For his film AFG (short for Afghanistan), director and former soldier Tom Petch wanted to record the authentic experience of the armed forces on the front line in Afghanistan, but without the hindrance of an army press department or the severe practical restrictions of filming in an actual theater of war. Accompanied by recently serving military advisers, the crew of AFG was tasked with recreating the intensity, banality, and brutality of the battle zone. To do so, they flew to the desert area of Morocco, outside the ancient fortified city of Marrakesh. DP Stuart Bentley notes, "The heat, environment, and architecture all closely mirror the areas of Afghanistan we wanted to portray."

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