The Afghan Alphabet (2002)
- Original title
- Alefbay-e afghan
- Directed by
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary shows the daily life of children in Afghan villages near Iran during and after the Taliban regime. It focuses on how their routines, learning and culture were changed by the war and the fall of the Taliban.
observationalunflinchingquietpoignanteducationalharrowingslow-pacedthoughtfuldocumentary-style
What happens
The Afghan Alphabet (Persian: الفبای افغان, romanized: Alefbay-e afghan) is a 2002 documentary by Mohsen Makhmalbaf showing the life of children in the Afghan villages bordering Iran, and how their life and culture were affected by the Taliban regime, that had at the time just been ousted in a US-led multilateral military operation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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