Black Kite (2017)

Directed by

Tarique Qayumi

Genre

drama film

Country

Afghanistan

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in Afghanistan tries to survive under the shadow of conflict. Their daily life is interrupted by the ever-present threat of the Taliban.

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What happens

Black Kite is a 2017 Afghan-Canadian drama film written and directed by Tarique Qayumi and starring Haji Gul Aser and Leena Alam. The film was shot quickly over a fortnight in Afghanistan where they moved locations to avoid being stopped by the Taliban. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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