Love Crimes of Kabul (2011)
- Original title
- Love Crimes Of Kabul
- Directed by
- Tanaz Eshaghian
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rating
- 3.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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
This documentary follows women imprisoned in Kabul for moral crimes like adultery or running away from home. It shows their daily lives and the reasons they were jailed.
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What happens
Love Crimes of Kabul is a 2011 documentary film following select cases of inmates at Badam Bagh women's prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, where half are jailed for "moral crimes" such as adultery, premarital sex and running away from home. "If they were good women, they wouldn't be here," says a prison guard at the beginning of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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