Kandahar [FARSI/DVD][English subtitles] : journey into the heart of Afghanistan / [presented by] Avatar Films ; produced by Makhmalbaf Film House, BAC Films and Studio Canal+

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: DVD 85303Language: English, Persian Summary language: English, French Publisher: [New York] : New Yorker Video, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

1567303102
9781567303100 :

Other title:

Safar e Ghandehar
Journey into the heart of Afghanistan

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Contents:

Widescreen version -- Original theatrical trailer -- International trailer -- Commentary track by Nelofer Pazira -- "Lifting the Veil" a documentary about the film -- Cast and director bios -- Photo gallery.

Production credits:

Screenplay by Mohsen Makhmalbaf ; directed & edited by Mohsen Makhmalbaf ; photography, Ebrahim Ghafouri ; music, Mohamad Reza Darvishi.

Awards:

Cannes Film Festival, 2001 : Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Moshen Makhmalbaf).

Cast: Niloufar Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi.Summary: Nafas, an Afghan-born Canadian journalist, returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to reach her sister, who, overcome with grief after being injured by a landmine and her despair over the Taliban's oppression of women, has vowed that she will commit suicide at the time of the next solar eclipse, only three days away.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
DVD	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	DVDs	DVDs	DVD KAN	Available		36748002525717

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf examines the troubling story of life in neighboring Afghanistan in this compelling drama. Nafas (Niloufar Pazira) is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada as a child, escaping the violence of the country's political instability. 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 kill herself 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. Also featuring Hassan Tantai and Sadou Teymouri, Safar E Gandehar was shown in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.

Special features: original theatrical trailer, international trailer, "Lifting the Veil" a documentary about the film; cast and director bios and photo gallery.

Screenplay by Mohsen Makhmalbaf ; directed & edited by Mohsen Makhmalbaf ; photography, Ebrahim Ghafouri ; music, Mohamad Reza Darvishi.

Niloufar Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi.

Nafas, an Afghan-born Canadian journalist, returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to reach her sister, who, overcome with grief after being injured by a landmine and her despair over the Taliban's oppression of women, has vowed that she will commit suicide at the time of the next solar eclipse, only three days away.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD.

In Farsi and English with optional English or French subtitles.

Cannes Film Festival, 2001 : Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Moshen Makhmalbaf).