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A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award-nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.
Original Release
03/21/2019
US Release
07/24/2019
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fazula | Self - schoolteacher |
Hasiba | Self - schoolteacher |
Yaldash Mir-Habibullah | Self - student |
Rostam Mir-Mohammed-Ullah | Self - student |
Sohrab Mir-Safiullah | Self - student |
Faiz Mohammed | Self - school principal |
Nik Mohammed | Self - schoolteacher |
Sayed Muqaddas-Saies | Self - schoolteacher |
Nabiullah | Self - student |
Rogul | Self - school custodian |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fazula | Self - schoolteacher |
Hasiba | Self - schoolteacher |
Yaldash Mir-Habibullah | Self - student |
Rostam Mir-Mohammed-Ullah | Self - student |
Sohrab Mir-Safiullah | Self - student |
Faiz Mohammed | Self - school principal |
Nik Mohammed | Self - schoolteacher |
Sayed Muqaddas-Saies | Self - schoolteacher |
Nabiullah | Self - student |
Rogul | Self - school custodian |
Sita | Self - student |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Danny Glover | Executive Producer |
Susan Rockefeller | Executive Producer |
Jeff Sanderson | Executive Producer |
Lara Sanderson | Executive Producer |
Anatoly Savin | Executive Producer |
Basil Shadid | Executive Producer |
Tony Tabatznik | Executive Producer |
Joslyn Barnes | Producer |
Torstein Grude | Producer |
James Longley | Producer |
Signe Byrge Sørensen | Producer |