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The Orphan of AnyangThis is a debut feature based on the novel which the director himself wrote. Dagang is over forty, unmarried(not by choice), and unemployed. He takes on an orphan in order to recei...
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A KiteWhen the Taliban forbid the flying of kites in Afghanistan, the young boys in Davood′s village are terribly disappointed. With the help of a Talib′s son they a clever way around th...
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Green HandsBasir, a young Afghan refugee living in Iran, sees a television program about the plight of his fellow countrymen which affects him deeply. Later, when he goes to the store to buy...
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Kabul CinemaSet in Afghanistan in the days prior to the Taliban take over, the story is about a a youth who rescues film reels from the projection booths of destroyed theaters and shows them i...
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SacrificeA little girl in an Afghan village loves her family′s goat because it provides milk for her sick brother. A visiting Mullah takes a liking to the goat and tries to think of a way ...
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ShabnamYoung Shabnam lives a life of solitude and loneliness in the ruins of Kabul with other parentless children. She would like to live in the already crowded orphanage but the director...
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Chenmo and MeitingChen-Mo, who illegally sells flowers in the street and Meiting, who works at a barbershop, are just two people living in the gutters of Beijing. They meet by chance and end up movi...