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Kandahar

2001 · 85 min · Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf ★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,312 ratings

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Nafas is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn't so lucky; she lost her legs to a land mine while young, and when Nafas and her family left the country, her sister was accidentally left behind. Nafas receives a letter from her sister announcing that she's decided to commit suicide during the final eclipse before the dawn of the 21st century; desperate to spare her sister's life, Nafas makes haste to Afghanistan, where she joins a caravan of refugees who, for a variety of reasons, are returning to the war-torn nation. As Nafas searches for her sister, she soon gets a clear and disturbing portrait of the toll the Taliban regime has taken upon its people.

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Kandahar (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

NP
Nelofer Pazira

HT
Hassan Tantai

IO
Ike Ogut

ST
Sadou Teymouri

Khak

HH
Hoyatala Hakimi

Hayat

NM
Noam Morgensztern

Three children (voice)

MH
Monica Hankievich

ZS
Zahra Shafahi

SS
Safdar Shodjai

MT
Mollazaher Teymouri

Details

Directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Written by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
85 min
Country
Iran, France
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 7,312 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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