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Afghan Stories (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 7
Fresh: 7
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Average Rating: 7.2/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 30, 2003 Limited
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Afghanistan has been at war for 24 years. The West's battle against the Taliban is only the latest of a series of conflicts the Afghans have suffered. Filmmaker Taran Davies and Walied Osman, an...
Afghanistan has been at war for 24 years. The West's battle against the Taliban is only the latest of a series of conflicts the Afghans have suffered. Filmmaker Taran Davies and Walied Osman, an Afghan-American, set out to gain an understanding of how a generation of war has affected the Afghan people.
From Queens, New York to the frontline in Afghanistan, Taran and Walied spend time with several Afghan families. They meet a member of the royal family who was tortured by the Taliban, a doctor and journalist stuck in a one room apartment with their four children, a relief worker trying to rebuild his country one road at a time, an Islamic elder who dedicated his life to peace and his warrior son who fought alongside the Soviets.
A unique and intimate film, Afghan Stories documents the torment, resolve and dreams of a people whose lives have been torn apart by war. -- © 7th Art Releasing
Director: Taran Davies
Director: Taran Davies
Producer: Walied Osman, Taran Davies
Studio: Seventh Art Releasing
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Jun 24, 2003
Reviews for Afghan Stories
I learned more about modern Afghanistan in Afghan Stories than I did following the heavy media coverage during the war.
The documentary makes up in humane values what it lacks in sociological depth.
Running a little under an hour, this remarkable film accomplishes a great deal, drawing an important connection between what both Americans and Afghans were experiencing in the wake of 9/11, while turning a sharp eye to the intertwined futures of both cou
Rather than ignore our new neighbors, it’s time we take the sweet loaf and jelly mold next door...and listen to what’s going on through a different set of eyes. It’s films like "Afghan Stories" that will hopefully begin to act as an educational icebreaker
A thoughtful, personal account of a single voyage through a violent region that does not pretend to have the answers or even a political ax to grind.
An informative work that puts a human face on the calamity in Afghanistan.
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