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Kandahar (Dari-Persian: قندهار Qandahar) is a 2001 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, set in Afghanistan during the rule of the Taliban. Its original Persian title is Safar-e Ghandehar, which means "Journey to Kandahar", and it is alternatively known as The Sun Behind the Moon. The film is based on a partly true, partly fictionalized story of a successful Afghan-Canadian, played by Nelofer Pazira, who returns to Afghanistan after receiving a letter from her sister, who was left behind when the family escaped, that she plans on committing suicide on the last solar eclipse of the millennium. Kandahar was filmed mostly in Iran, including at the Niatak refugee camp, but also secretly in Afghanistan itself.[citation needed] Most people, including Nelofer Pazira, played themselves. The film premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, but did not get much attention at first. After 9/11, however, it was widely shown. Kandahar won Makhmalbaf the Federico Fellini Prize from UNESCO in 2001.
Original Release
10/24/2001
US Release
12/14/2001
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ike Ogut | Naghadar |
Nelofer Pazira | Nafas |
Hassan Tantai | Tabib Sahid |
Sadou Teymouri | Khak |
Hoyatala Hakimi | Hayat |
Monica Hankievich | |
Noam Morgensztern | Three children (voice) / Three children |
Zahra Shafahi | |
Safdar Shodjai | |
Mollazaher Teymouri |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ike Ogut | Naghadar |
Nelofer Pazira | Nafas |
Hassan Tantai | Tabib Sahid |
Sadou Teymouri | Khak |
Hoyatala Hakimi | Hayat |
Monica Hankievich | |
Noam Morgensztern | Three children (voice) / Three children |
Zahra Shafahi | |
Safdar Shodjai | |
Mollazaher Teymouri |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Producer |