Kandahar : journey into the heart of Afghanistan
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Published
[New York] : New Yorker Video, [2003].
Format
DVD
Edition
Letter boxed.
Language
English
UPC
717119853341

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
General Note
Special features: original theatrical trailer; international trailer; commentary track by Nelofer Pazira; "Lifting the Veil" a documentary about the film; cast and director bios and photo gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Ebrahim Ghafouri ; music, Mohamad Reza Darvishi.
Participants/Performers
Niloufar Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi.
Description
Nafas, an Afghan-born Canadian journalist, returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to reach her sister, who, overcome with grief after being injured by a landmine and her despair over the Taliban's oppression of women, has vowed that she will commit suicide at the time of the next solar eclipse, only three days away.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
In English and Farsi with optional English or French subtitles.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2001: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Moshen Makhmalbaf)

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