Bread and Roses (2024)

Original title

Bread & Roses

Directed by

Sahra Mani

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three women in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021. It shows an ex-government employee stuck at home, a dentist organizing activists, and a woman escaping to Pakistan.

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What happens

Bread and Roses is a 2023 American documentary film about women in Afghanistan and the role of the Taliban. It was directed and produced by Sahra Mani. It was co-produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi for their company Excellent Cadaver after Lawrence saw news coverage of the 2021 Taliban offensive as U.S. troops withdrew. The documentary features footage from Sharifa, an ex-government employee forced indoors, Zahra, a woman organizing activists in her dentistry practice, and Taranom, who seeks refuge in Pakistan. It debuted at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim and released in select theaters and on Apple TV+ on November 22, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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