Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me It Would Become This Bad in Afghanistan

Waarom heeft niemand mij verteld dat het zo erg zou worden in Afghanistan
Original Dutch DVD cover
Directed byCyrus Frisch
Written byCyrus Frisch
Produced byCyrus Frisch
StarringCyrus Frisch
CinematographyCyrus Frisch
Edited byCyrus Frisch
Release date
  • April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

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]

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

References

  1. ^ "Now Streaming: The Unavoidable Cinema Of Cyrus Frisch". ScreenAnarchy. October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "SMS SUGAR MAN". Filmkrant. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2023-06-10.
  4. ^ "SFIFF Film Capsules". sfweekly. 2007-04-25. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
  5. ^ "2007 Film Guide". Tribeca Film Festival. 2007-10-19.


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