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Kandahar (2001)
Safar e Ghandehar (original title)

PG 85 min  -  Biography | Drama | War  -   24 October 2001 (France)
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After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.

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Cast

Credited cast:
Ike Ogut Ike Ogut ...
Naghadar
Nelofer Pazira ...
Nafas
Hassan Tantai Hassan Tantai ...
Tabib Sahid
Sadou Teymouri Sadou Teymouri ...
Khak
Hoyatala Hakimi Hoyatala Hakimi ...
Hayat
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Hankievich Monica Hankievich
Noam Morgensztern Noam Morgensztern ...
Three children (voice)
Zahra Shafahi Zahra Shafahi
Safdar Shodjai Safdar Shodjai
Mollazaher Teymouri Mollazaher Teymouri
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Storyline

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. Written by Ørnås  

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Plot Keywords:

Afghanistan | Letter | Taliban | Journey | Eclipse  | See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Iran | France

Language:

Persian | English | Pashtu | Polish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Caminho de Kandahar See more »

Filming Locations:

Afghanistan Border, Iran

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,122 (USA) (16 December 2001) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$21,122 (USA) (16 December 2001)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This movie was filmed mostly the Iranian desert. Secretly, this movie was also filmed in desert Afganistan, without the Taliban's permission. See more »

Connections

Featured in American Fugitive: The Truth About Hassan (2006) See more »