Wolf and Sheep (2016)

Directed by

Shahrbanoo Sadat

Genre

drama film

Country

Afghanistan, France, Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

t.o.11

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In rural Afghanistan, a young girl and hermentor observe the daily lives and traditions of their village. The film follows their quiet experiences with the landscape and the people around them.

observationalslow-pacedearthygently melancholicgroundedintimateunsentimental

What happens

Wolf and Sheep is a 2016 Danish-Afghan drama film written and directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Art Cinema Award. It is the first installment in a planned pentalogy based on the unpublished diaries of Anwar Hashimi. Its sequel, The Orphanage, came out in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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