Movies Afghanistan Page 3

The story of a country that is obliged to give up on its future... The documentary pictures the town of Tor famous for its coal mines located in the...

The film introduces us to an Afghan woman who wants to travel to another city and an American woman who mistreats her.

Centers on the 10th-century princess and poet from Balkh, located in modern-day northern Afghanistan.

In November 2001, the fire of the war forced thousands of Afghan people to leave their homes and move up to the islands of the Panj River, which...

After reminiscing on a beautiful & terrifying dream, abdullah & rahim ask the question... what is life except sorrow?

The film is yet another variation on the familiar rape and revenge theme (I Spit on Your Grave territory). This time around we are shown that the...

The story of an Afghan boy who lost his family in the war in Afghanistan and gets involved in his past and future.

For ten years, the journalists of the Etilaat Roz have been making the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Kabul—entirely transparent, and...

Hassan runs a nonprofit lotto company to treat poor youth with heart diseases. After losing his organization financially and also his mother, due to...

A young delivery rider navigates a tough day in the city, enduring many struggles but gets through it all thanks to his mother's support.

In 2009, the Afghan Parliament approved the Shia Family Law, which was then signed by President Karzai. The law severely restricted women’s...

Wakhtuna is a Pashto psychological drama that explores identity, time, and the silent transformation of Pakhtoon society in the modern world. Set in...

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women risk their lives to form...

Khan-e-Tarikh (House of History), made in the winter of 1996. An essay film directed by Qadir Taheri. Script by Sher Mohammed Khara. Many cameramen...

A Pashtun villager boy visits Kabul for the first time ever.

Childhood ends at age 14 for Afghan children under Taliban rule. In a countdown from age 12 to 14, Zahra and Zalgai insist on playing as silence and...

On the death of her husband, Malal retrieves her hidden pencils and paper from beneath a floorboard to draw the flowers in her garden. While her sons...