| Kandahar (2001)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Nelofer Pazira |
Nafas
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| Hassan Tantai |
Tabib Sahid
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| Sadou Teymouri |
Khak
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| Hoyatala Hakimi |
Hayat
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| Monica Hankievich |
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| Noam Morgensztern |
Three children (voice)
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| Zahra Shafahi |
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| Safdar Shodjai |
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| Mollazaher Teymouri |
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| Plot |
| The prolific Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Gabbeh) had one of his most visible international successes with this haunting, open-ended drama. Set (and shot) during the Taliban era, it follows an Afghani-Canadian woman as she attempts to enter Afghanistan in search of a despondent sister. Since it is illegal for a woman to travel alone, she must rely on the kindness--or curiosity--of strangers, including a scrappy boy and a mysterious American doctor. The woman playing the lead role had earlier contacted Makhmalbaf about a similar real-life search, which prompted him to write the screenplay. The director doesn't really tell her story so much as he unveils a way of life: in the desert, we meet land-mine victims, Red Cross volunteers caught in a Catch-22 world, and women smothered in head-to-foot burkas. The portrait is one of oppression, but also of people furiously trying to get by. --Robert Horton |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama; Foreign |
| Director |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf; Mohnsen Makhmalbaf |
| Producer |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Writer |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf; Mohnsen Makhmalbaf |
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| Studio |
New Yorker |
| Country |
Iran |
| Language |
Persian |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
85 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/11/2001 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
617 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
5/1/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
717119853341 |
| Chapters |
12 |
| Release Date |
5/13/2003 |
| Subtitles |
English; French |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Original Theatrical Trailer
International Trailer
Commentary Track By Nelofer Pazira
Lifting the Veil a Documentary About the Film
Cast and Director Bios
Photo Gallery
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