To Kill a Sparrow
Docunight Perspectives: Afghanistan • 28m
کشتن گنجشک
Directed by Zohreh Soleimani • 2014 • USA
In Afghanistan, thousands of young women have been imprisoned for so-called moral crimes, including running away from unlawful forced marriages or marrying against a father's wishes. This is one woman’s story.
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7 Veils
هفت پرده
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Little is known about Afghanistan, apart from a few
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A Journey Into Zero Space
سفری به مکان صفر
Directed by Dawood Hilmandi • 2017 • Afghanistan/Iran/Netherlands/USA
‘A Journey Into Zero Space’ is a triptych at the border between autobiographical fiction and experimental film essay, investigating and re-living archives of the past by reflecting on them and on current events... -
A Youth
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Directed by Giorgio Bosisio • 2020 • UK
Peyman and his friends are a group of Afghan teenagers on the cusp of adulthood, who find themselves stuck in Athens, waiting for their asylum requests to be processed. Their hope is to reach mainland Europe and re-unite with their loved ones, but it c...
