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ALEFBAY-E AFGHAN (2002)

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Film details

Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Country

Iran
Year

2002
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Alternative titles

ALEPH BAY-E AFGAN Alternative
The AFGHAN ALPHABET Alternative

Synopsis

In the border villages between Iran and Afghanistan, director Mohsen Makhmalbaf films the children who do not attend school and questions why they are not being educated. He encounters a group of girls studying in UNICEF classes: one of them refuses to cast off her burqa despite the fact that she has escaped Afghanistan and the threat of the Taliban. She is more afraid of the horrifying god they have created than of the Taliban themselves.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  - Assistant Director
    
    Samira Makhmalbaf
  - Assistant Director
    
    Hana Makhmalbaf
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Makhmalbaf Productions
  - [International sales]
    
    Wild Bunch
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Mohsen Makhmalbaf
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Mojtaba Mirtahmaseb

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