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Following the fall of the Taliban, Nogreh, a young woman, decides to resume her education so as to be to fulfil her ambitions to enter politics. Her fundamentalist father however feels that his world has collapsed. With refugees flooding to the city Nogreh and her father are forced to move from place to place for shelter as their living conditions become overcrowded.
FeaturesInterview With Samira Makhmalbaf\Behind The Scenes Featurette\Theatrical Trailer\Samira Makhmalbaf Biography, Widescreen, With Subtitles
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureIran
Additional InformationMade in Afghanistan, after the fall of the Taliban regime, Samira Makhmalbaf's film is set in the ruined city of Kabul. Noqreh is a young woman who chooses to attend a secular school for girls, rather than a traditionally religious one, and becomes inspired to become Afghanistan's first female President. But in the war-ravaged, devastated country her dreams are far from easy to achieve.
ReviewsThe Observer - ...Illuminates the gender debate with more passion than a hundred news stories..., The Guardian - ...Stunning... Confident and beautiful... A deserving winner of the Jury Prize [at Cannes 2003]... Immensely moving.