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Kandahar (2001)
IMDb Rating 6.7
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Nelofer Pazira Nafas
Hassan Tantai Tabib Sahid
Sadou Teymouri Khak
Hoyatala Hakimi Hayat
Monica Hankievich
Noam Morgensztern Three children (voice)
Zahra Shafahi
Safdar Shodjai
Mollazaher Teymouri
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
Studio New Yorker
Country Iran
Language Persian
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 85 mins
Movie Release Date 5/11/2001
Color Color
Personal Details
Format DVD
Seen It Yes
Index 617
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Date 5/1/2006
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
Extra Features
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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