Country: Afghanistan

Direction Siddiq Barmak

Cast Marina Golbahari · Khawaja Nader · Arif Herati · Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Synopsis Osama (2003) follows the harrowing journey of a 12-year-old girl and her mother as they navigate the oppressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan. After surviving anti-Taliban protests, the mother and daughter, along with a young boy named Spandi, face a grim...

Direction Atiq Rahimi

Cast Abdul Ghani · Jawan Mard Homayoun · Kader Arefi · Guilda Chahverdi

Direction Atiq Rahimi

Cast Golshifteh Farahani · Hamid Djavadan · Massi Mrowat · Hassina Burgan

Synopsis The Patience Stone (2012) unfolds in a war-torn nation, possibly Afghanistan, where a woman in her thirties tends to her comatose husband in a dilapidated room. Her husband, a victim of a bullet wound to the neck, is left to...

Direction Sam French

Cast Jawanmard Paiz · Jawan Mard Homayoun · Wali Talash · Fawad Mohammadi

Synopsis Buzkashi Boys (2012) unfolds against the striking backdrop of modern-day Afghanistan and its national sport, Buzkashi—a intense version of horse polo using a dead goat. The film chronicles the journey of two inseparable friends, a spirited street urchin and a...

Direction Barmak Akram

Cast Hadji Gul · Valéry Schatz · Amélie Glenn · Mohammad Chafi Sahel

Direction Barmak Akram

Cast Wajma Bahar · Mustafa Abdulsatar · Haji Gul · Breshna Bahar

Synopsis An Afghan Love Story (2013) follows the tale of a young man in the bustling city of Kabul who becomes entangled in a passionate affair with a young woman. When she reveals her pregnancy, he grapples with the consequences of...

Direction Elizabeth Mirzaei · Gulistan Mirzaei

Cast Shaista Khan · Benazir Khan · Shadi Khan

Synopsis Three Songs for Benazir (S) (2021) delves into the emotional journey of Shaista, whose deep affection for Benazir is evident. However, the decisions Shaista faces to create a future with her have significant repercussions, shaping their lives in unexpected ways.

Direction Sahraa Karimi

Cast Fereshta Afshar · Arezoo Ariapoor · Hasiba Ebrahimi

Synopsis Hava, Maryam, Ayesha (2019) presents the intertwined stories of three Afghan women navigating significant life challenges in Kabul. Hava, a pregnant woman bound by tradition, resides with her in-laws, finding solace only in communicating with her unborn child. Maryam, a...

Direction Alka Sadat

Direction Alka Sadat

Direction Shahrbanoo Sadat

Cast Basir Seerat · Shahrbanoo Sadat

Synopsis Vice Versa One (S) (2011) follows the journey of a young girl who travels from one location to another, dedicated to gathering votes from the people she encounters. Her mission is to collect as many votes as possible, making her...

Direction Alka Sadat

Cast Layla Darman · Seid Karmi · Ali Ahmad Akbari

Synopsis We are Postmodern (S) (2005) follows the poignant journey of a 14-year-old girl who, along with her mother, resorts to begging on the streets for survival. A young man, around the same age, consistently offers them a coin each day...

Direction Salar Pashtoonyar

Cast Faruq Afghan · Fereshta Afshar · Irfan Amini · Marwa Amini

Synopsis Bad Omen (S) (2020) is set in the bustling city of Kabul, Afghanistan, where Pari, a skilled tailor working in a local shop, faces a daunting challenge. In order to secure her livelihood, Pari must urgently find a way to...

Direction Alka Sadat

Direction Tarique Qayumi

Cast Haji Gul · Hamid Noorzay · Masoud Fanayee · Leena Alam

Synopsis Black Kite (2017) follows the journey of a determined father and his spirited daughter who engage in a simple yet powerful act of defiance. In the face of the oppressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan, they take to the skies with...

Direction Sonia Nassery Cole

Cast Hadji Gul · Sonia Nassery Cole · Walid Amini · Somajia Razaya

Synopsis Black Tulip (2010) unfolds in the aftermath of the U.S. forces' intervention in Afghanistan, following the Taliban's refusal to hand over Osama Bin Laden post-9/11. The story centers around the Mansouri family, led by matriarch Farishta Mansouri and her husband...

Direction Alexandria Bombach · Mo Scarpelli

Cast Massoud Hossaini · Wakil Kohsar · Najibullah Musafer · Farzana Wahidy

Synopsis Frame by Frame (2015) delves into the transformative power of photography in post-Taliban Afghanistan. After the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, a vibrant free press began to take root, sparking a photography revolution. As international forces and media...

Direction Sahra Mani

Cast Khatera

Synopsis A Thousand Girls Like Me (2018) follows the harrowing journey of Khatera, a 23-year-old Afghan woman who bravely steps into the public eye to expose the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of her own father. By sharing her...

Direction Travis Beard

Cast Travis Beard · Mohd Qais Shaghasy

Direction Fayz Mohammad Kheirzadah

Cast Zahir Howaida · Najiah Hamidi