Fresh
It's a simple series of snapshots from a country in pain.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Kandahar
2001 · 1h 25m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Mojtaba Mirtahasebi
,
Kaveh Moinfar
,
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Kandahar
Overview
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Director and cast
- Mojtaba Mirtahasebi Director
- Kaveh Moinfar Director
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf Director
- Nelofer Pazira as Nafas
- Ike Ogut as Naghadar
- Hassan Tantai as Tabib Sahid
- Sadou Teymouri as Khak
- Hoyatala Hakimi as Hayat
- Noam Morgensztern as Three children (voice)
- Monica Hankievich Cast
- Zahra Shafahi Cast
- Safdar Shodjai Cast
- Mollazaher Teymouri Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Moves not like a story but a poem, and the images it presents to us are unforgettable.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Its themes are universal, its performances are effective in their simplicity and the direction is confident and unfussy.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
If the dramatics of the movie fail to engage as fully as they should, Kandahar remains fascinating as a piece of lyrical journalism.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
Intense, anecdotal and empowered by perversely beautiful imagery.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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