Afghan Luke (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Afghan Luke is a drama film directed by Mike Clattenburg, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas Wright), tagging along, Luke returns to Afghanistan and intends to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds that the country is an even more dangerous place than when he left. To make matters worse, his old friend and fixer, Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has been hired away by Luke's journalistic nemesis, Imran Sahar (Vik Sahay). Soon the trip for Luke and Tom in Afghanistan turns into a surreal and perilous adventure, a journey into an alternate reality, filtered through a haze of gun smoke.

Who’s in it. Afghan Luke stars Nick Stahl as Luke Benning, Ali Liebert as Miss Freedom, Nicolas Wright as Tom and Lewis Black as Lewis Black, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.3/10, Afghan Luke has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Afghan Luke page.

If you liked it. Fans of Afghan Luke tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.