by Mohsen Makhmalbaf · Vértice Cine · DVD · EAN 8420172027810
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«Kandahar» is the movie by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (2001), starring Niloufar Pazira, Hassan Tantai and Sadou Teymouri, on DVD.
Nafas, an Afghan journalist living in exile in Canada, receives a desperate letter from her sister, who lives in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and announces she will take her own life before an eclipse. To save her, Nafas decides to return to Kandahar and crosses the border between Iran and Afghanistan, on a journey that portrays the oppression of women and the struggle for freedom.
Produced in Iran, it was an official selection at Cannes 2001 and at the Valladolid International Film Week 2001. The DVD runs 81 minutes and is rated suitable for all audiences.
For those who appreciate social cinema and Iranian auteur cinema, with a look at the situation of women under Taliban rule.
