Surfing in Afghanistan

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Surfing in Afghanistan

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A disillusioned Marine and an Afghan soldier escape the battlefield in a battered Volkswagen bus, journeying through a surreal, war-torn purgatory where the fight is no longer for survival but for their very souls.

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Jaylen Moore

Atiq

Jarod Einsohn

Taylor

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Directed by: R.T. Herwig
Written by: R.T. Herwig
Produced by: Jaylen Moore
Jarod Einsohn

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