Sharif, a brave young man and Mazari, a beautiful young lady, love each other but they are from feuding tribes. Mazari’s father is defeated in the two tribes’ annual face-off and he tries to make use of the young couple’s love to devise a scheme; using the marriage with her daughter as a bait, he makes Sharif fight against his tribe. This is the first Afghan film in color so no wonder it is full of beautiful images and romance triggered by secret love. On the other hand, it also realistically criticizes the unjust customs and old conflicts strangling Afghanistan with amazing powerfulness. That is why the film is not just a tragedy of a young couple but also that of Afghan people. (CHO Young-jung)