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• THE GLOBE AND MAIL:
  Select reviews of the films at the 2012 Hot Docs festival

  The Afghanistan war has introduced us to buzkashi, a sport in which a melee of competing riders on horses wrestle for possession of a calf’s head instead of a ball. Canadian filmmaker Najeeb Mirza’s handsomely photographed documentary focuses on the Tajikistan version of the sport - Read more

• The OTTAWA CITIZEN: ‘It’s a crazy, visual sport’

  This ancient game involves players competing to control a headless goat. An Ottawa filmmaker has captured the action. - BY KENDRA HOSKIN - Read more

• 10 Hot Docs documentaries to watch

  For those who want their history and politics up close and personal, there’s no better medium than documentary film. Here are 10 HotDocs international films that illuminate the realities of life in countries and communities many can only imagine. - Read more

• THE NATIONAL POST: Buzkashi! director captures the “universal human story” in goat-grabbing

  The first time Ottawa-area filmmaker Najeeb Mirza saw the sport of buzkashi, he was hooked. It was in Tajikistan in 2004 when Mirza encountered the age-old Central Asian game, which involves men on horseback competing for control of the headless body of a goat. It makes playoff hockey look gentle — even this year. - Read more

• TORONTO FILM SCENE Review: Buzkashi! – Hot Docs 2012

  Since ancient times, shepherds in Central Asia have faced attacks from wolves. To prevent these attacks, horsemen would chase and grab the wolves. This skill evolved into buzkashi, a sport where 200 horsemen attempt to capture and carry the carcass of a goat across the goal line. - Read more

• BLOGTO.COM : This Week in Rep Cinema: Hot Docs 2012 edition

  A sports doc like no other, Buzkashi! is a fantastic introduction to the nerve-wracking Tajikstani game where men ride on horses and have to cart a goat carcass across a finish line to score a point. Sounds easy right? Except by Tajikstani rules, it's every man for themself. - Read more

 

 

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  BUZKASHI! Electronic Press Kit

  200 PLAYERS. TANK HELMETS. A HEADLESS GOAT. - Read more

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  Toronto – March 20, 2012 - World Premiere at HOT DOCS

  ake way for one of the most hard-fought and toughest sports ever devised – the Central Asian equestrian free-for-all, called Buzkashi, featuring 200 tank-helmeted players on horseback fighting over a headless goat. Buzkashi is a precursor to polo. - Read more