在这部马背叼羊的男孩们剧情/短片片中,故事围绕两名年纪相仿的男孩阿哈默德（贾万马德·派兹 Jawanmard Paiz饰）和拉菲（法瓦德·默哈迈德 Fawad Mohammadi饰）展开，讲述他们在这个战火纷飞的国度里毅然追梦的成长故事。阿哈默德是个淘气机灵的街头小乞丐，拉菲的父亲（瓦力·塔拉什 Wali Talash饰）是名铁匠，一心只想让拉菲子承父业。一日，两个男孩同去山顶观看“马背叼羊”比赛。这是一项阿富汗古老而残忍的体育比赛，他俩都希望能夺得冠军成为英雄，让那条象征马背叼羊英雄的围巾高高飘扬在古堡的最顶端。
本片荣获2013年第85届奥斯卡金像奖-最佳真人短片提名，成为首部获奥斯卡提名的阿富汗电影短片。
Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.
阿富汗电影《马背叼羊的男孩们》（Buzkashi Boys）的剧情介绍，于北京国际电影节观看。。
