Kafiristan - hedningernes land (1958)
- Directed by
- Børge Høst
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 45 min
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Danish documentary from 1958 about the Kafir people living in the remote Hindu Kush mountains of northeastern Afghanistan. The film shows their daily life and culture, which has remained largely unchanged for thousands of years.
observationalinformativecalmearnestethnographicslow-pacedneutralcontemplative
What happens
Kafiristan - hedningernes land er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1958 med instruktion og manuskript af Børge Høst. Kafirerne er et folk, der lever i det nordøstlige Afghanistan i de svært tilgængelige og uvejsomme Hindu Kush-bjerge. Kafirerne ligner ikke de omkringboende folk, og meget tyder på, at de er efterkommere af det oprindelige, indo-europæiske folk, som er blevet isoleret her, og som derfor har bevaret deres kultur næsten uændret gennem tusinder af år. Filmen viser kafirernes daglige liv, hvor meget har en forbløffende lighed med, hvad danskerne ved om deres egen fortid. Optagelserne fandt sted under Henning Haslund-Christensens mindeekspedition til Afghanistan 1953-54. Ekspeditionsleder er Hans Kongelige Højhed Prins Peter af Grækenland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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