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

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]

Waarom heeft niemand mij verteld dat het zo erg zou worden in Afghanistan
Original Dutch DVD cover
Directed by	Cyrus Frisch
Written by	Cyrus Frisch
Produced by	Cyrus Frisch
Starring	Cyrus Frisch
Cinematography	Cyrus Frisch
Edited by	Cyrus Frisch
Release date	April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

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

• List of films shot on mobile phones