Kandahar (2001)
Nafas is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn't so lucky; she lost her legs to a land mine while young, and when Nafas and her family left the country, her sister was accidentally left behind. Nafas receives a letter from her sister announcing that she's decided to commit suicide during the final eclipse before the dawn of the 21st century (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Written By: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Starring: Niloufar Pazira, Sadou Teymouri, Ike Ogut, Hoyatala Hakimi, Monica Hankievich, Hassan Tantai
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
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| Oct 27, 2021 |  |
driscarpin | 93 92% |
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A caminho de Kandahar estreava há 20 anos no Festival de Valladolid na Espanha. Foi relevante em 2001, voltou a ser ainda mais relevante em 2021, sem ter um olhar colonizador paternalista ocidental na situação, mas a gente sabe que ser mulher no Afeganistão sob o domínio talibã é uma das piores coisas que poderia acontecer a qualquer mulher. DVDRip no MakingOff.
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| Jun 17, 2019 |  |
ott | 80 77% |
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like the house is black this film is poetic beyond it's educational purposes
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| Oct 13, 2018 |  |
adilekin | 54 8% |
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hikâye dokunaklı ama senaryoda ve kimi sahnelerde fena hâlde 'zorlanmışlık', 'olmamışlık' hissi yaşatıyor; bu da filmin, -sanırım- hedeflediği doğallıktan uzaklaşmasına neden oluyor...
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| Jun 10, 2013 |  |
Moribunny | 73 79% |
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Great up to a point. Feels disjointed: the protagonist onscreen also narrating in voice-over, the combination of blatant exoticism and a legend-like structure with gritty realism... but it works. You might call it a realist fantasy. Early on are arresting visuals, two or three awesome pieces of music and the effervescent characters of Khak and Tabib Sahid. Later, what starts out as a beautiful meditation on replacement legs ends up getting carried away, and the last twenty minutes are weaker.
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| Oct 14, 2011 |  |
SlantMag | 30 78% |
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"Kandahar is Mohsen Makhmalbaf's wondrously absurd, always evocative (though sometimes heavy-handed ode) to the perpetually disguised Afghani woman." - Ed Gonzalez
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| Sep 05, 2010 |  |
djross | 60 61% |
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Contains some remarkable and memorable shots and scenes, but is perhaps a little too forced in its attempt to persuade. Some of the writing is less than impressive.
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| Nov 05, 2008 |  |
MartinTeller | 65 26% |
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Based on a true story, emphasis on "based on". Makhmalbaf conjures some memorable images but the story definitely feels scripted. It's like he had a checklist of things he wanted the protagonist to experience (besides what the real-life journalist actually experienced) and was determined to cram them all in the film. Still, even if the episodes don't come together in a way that seems natural, at least most of them are individually interesting.
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| Oct 13, 2007 |  |
Icarus | 84 75% |
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Makhmalbaf's film gives a harrowing portrait of injustice run rampant. And yet, there remain slivers of hope--in a doctor's prescriptions, in the multi-colored burkhas of a wedding party, and in the faces of Afghan children. The landscape reflects this dual reality--at one moment a barren wasteland, at another a picturesque desert landscape. For all its benefits, I still feel the film is a bit too didactic for its own good.
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| Average Percentile 51.48% from 221 Ratings |  |