Kandahar Break

Kandahar Break film crew flee Pakistan after attack

The British film crew working on Kandahar Break were evacuated from Pakistan after four Pakistani members of the team were shot in Kanak, in the southern state of Balochistan. All four survived the shooting, and were immediately taken to hospital. The incident occurred during a night shoot on the 22nd day of a 30 day shoot, when a minibus taking the four men was fired upon as it left the crew compound to visit the nearby film set. The attackers then fled the scene. The State government of Balochistan immediately sent a heavily armed police unit to escort the crew back to the city of Quetta, 2 hours away. The Brits then flew back to Islamabad, before returning to The UK the following day. The injured Pakistani crew members recovered and are now safe and well, whilst the attackers have never been publically identified, but the authorities in Pakistan suspected a Taliban link to the shootings. 

Upon returning to the UK, the filmmakers cut three quarters of the movie from the material they already had, and presented a rough cut to the investors, who then released more funds to finish the shooting in Tunisia. The British crew and cast, plus 6 Pakistani actors, then re-united in Tozeur, Tunisia, to finish the film.

Go to the link below to see a BBC news story about the incident.