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Afghan Alphabet
Wide Angle
Social Criticism · Children · Psychology
- CountryIran
- Production Year2001
- Running Time46min
- FormatDV
Program Note
Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf takes his digital camera to the border villages between Iran and Afghanistan, where he focuses on children studying in UNICEF classes. Despite the end of the Taliban regime, the director discovers that these children are still facing serious problems. With his film, Makhmalbaf puts this question to Western society: can eliminating the Taliban through military action alone solve Afghanistan’s problems?
Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Born in a Poor district of Tehran in 1957, As a teenager, he participated in the opposition movement against the Shah of Iran. He left politics in 1980 and turned towards cultural work by publishing short stories, plays, and a novel. In 1982, he made his first directorial debut film Nasoo`s Repentance. He has made several films since then and is now recognized as one of the most important filmmakers in Iran. His film Gabbeh was invited to the 2nd PIFF.
Credit
- Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf - ProducerMohsen MAKHMALBAF (
- CastMaryam Ozbak
Ghafour Barahouyi and refugees Afghans in Iran - ScreenplayMohsen Makhmalbaf
- CinematographyMohsen Makhmalbaf
- EditorMohsen Makhmalbaf
- SoundMojtaba Mirtahmasb
- MusicMohamadreza Darvishi
- Production CompanyMakhmalbaf Film House
mmm@makhmalbaf.com - World SalesException-Wild Bunch
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