"A small yet touching chronicle where innocent teenage boys fall prey to socio-political forces way beyond their control."
Jordan Mintzer - The Hollywood Reporter
TFL Awards
TFL Production Award 2016 (€ 40.000)
festivals & awards
Competition, Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2019
synopsis
In the late 1980s, 15-year-old Qodrat lives in the streets of Kabul and sells cinema tickets on the black market. He is a big Bollywood fan and he daydreams himself into some of his favorite movie scenes. One day the police brings him to the Soviet orphanage. But in Kabul the political situation is changing. Qodrat and all the children want to defend their home.
info
original title
Parwareshgah
genre
Drama
country
Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Afghanistan
running time
90’
produced by
Adomeit Film – Denmark
in co-production with
La Fabrica Nocturna – France
Samsa Film – Luxembourg
Wolf Pictures – Afghanistan
directed by
Shahrbanoo Sadat
written by
Shahrbanoo Sadat
sales
Luxbox
