Kandahar (2001) Iran, France
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Director:Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Studio:Bac Films
Producer:Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Writer:Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Rating:4
Rated:Not Rated
Date Added:2019-01-28
UPC:9781567303100
Price:$29.95
Awards:3 wins & 6 nominations
Genre:Arabic Films
Release:2002-02-01
IMDb:0283431
Duration:85
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Stereo
Languages:Persian, English, Pushto, Polish
Subtitles:English, French
LAC code:4000101269
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Mohsen Makhmalbaf  ...  (Director)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf  ...  (Writer)
 
Ike Ogut  ...  Naghadar
Nelofer Pazira  ...  Nafas
Hassan Tantai  ...  Tabib Sahid
Sadou Teymouri  ...  Khak
Hoyatala Hakimi  ...  Hayat
Monica Hankievich  ...  Role not credited
Noam Morgensztern  ...  Three children (voice)
Zahra Shafahi  ...  Role not credited
Safdar Shodjai  ...  Role not credited
Mollazaher Teymouri  ...  Role not credited
Hassan Tantaï  ...  Tabib Sahid
Behroz Shahamat  ...  Sound Designer
Faroukh Fadace  ...  Sound Designer
Akbar Meshkini  ...  Set Designer
Hossein Amiri  ...  Director of Photography
Hashem Gerami  ...  Director of Photography
Mastaneh Mohajer  ...  Editor
Ebrahim Ghafori  ...  Cinematographer
M. R. Sharifiniya  ...  Still Photographer
Siamak Alagheband  ...  Production Manager
Mohammad Reza Darvishi  ...  Music
Comments: aka:The Sun Behind the Moon

Summary: Nafas is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn't so lucky; she lost her legs to a land mine while young, and when Nafas and her family left the country, her sister was accidentally left behind. Nafas receives a letter from her sister announcing that she's decided to commit suicide during the final eclipse before the dawn of the 21st century; desperate to spare her sister's life, Nafas makes haste to Afghanistan, where she joins a caravan of refugees who, for a variety of reasons, are returning to the war-torn nation. As Nafas searches for her sister, she soon gets a clear and disturbing portrait of the toll the Taliban regime has taken upon its people.