Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad in Afghanistan (Dutch: Waarom heeft niemand mij verteld dat het zo erg zou worden in Afghanistan) is the first narrative feature film shot with a mobile phone,[1] directed by Cyrus Frisch. As a recording device, Frisch used the Samsung Sharp 902 and Sharp 903 Camera phones resolution with two Megapixels.[2][3] The protagonist of Why Didn't Anybody, an Afghanistan veteran played by Frisch himself, films everyday images on his cell phone while he himself slowly loses his mind.[4]
| Waarom heeft niemand mij verteld dat het zo erg zou worden in Afghanistan | |
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 Original Dutch DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Cyrus Frisch |
| Written by | Cyrus Frisch |
| Produced by | Cyrus Frisch |
| Starring | Cyrus Frisch |
| Cinematography | Cyrus Frisch |
| Edited by | Cyrus Frisch |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
The film premiered at major film festivals: the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 (WP), Tribeca Film Festival 2007 (IP),[5] the San Francisco International Film Festival 2007,[2] Pesaro 2007, and many others.
It was mostly filmed in the Netherlands.
See also
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edit- ^ "Now Streaming: The Unavoidable Cinema Of Cyrus Frisch". ScreenAnarchy. October 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY TELL ME IT WOULD BECOME THIS BAD IN AFGHANISTAN". sffs. 2007-04-25. Archived from the original on 2013-08-07.
- ^ "SMS SUGAR MAN". Filmkrant. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10.
- ^ "SFIFF Film Capsules". sfweekly. 2007-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
- ^ "2007 Film Guide". Tribeca Film Festival. 2007-10-19.
External links
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Media related to Mobile phone films at Wikimedia Commons- Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad in Afghanistan at IMDb
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