Safar e Ghandehar

Feb 1 2002 Not Rated 1h 25m
Biography, Drama, War

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.

Plot

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

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Directed by

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Production Countries

France, Iran

Production Companies

Bac Films, StudioCanal, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

Languages

English, Polski

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,271
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
76
Popularity
NA