Afghan
see all genres ›Most Western audiences knew little or nothing about cinema from the Far East until the arrival of Akira Kurosawa on international screens heralded a wave of Japanese classics in 1950s. Since then, nearly every corner of Asia has made its mark on world cinema, offering a rich regional array sprawling from popular martial arts and "extreme" horror opuses to stylized dramas and vérité-type realism.
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The Great Man
An intimate drama starring newcomer Surho Sugaipov and Dardenne brothers' regular Jérémie Rénier, THE GREAT MAN is a powerful story of war, immigration, friendship and solidarity. Hamilton and Markov are about to finish five years of service in the Foreign Legion. During their six-month posting...Watch Movie -
Afghan Star
In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After thirty years of war and five devastating years of Taliban rule, pop culture is beginning to return to the country. Since 2005, millions have been tuning in to Tolo TV's wildly popular American Idol-style series AFGHAN STAR. Like its Western...Watch Movie -
Far from Afghanistan
An omnibus film by five American filmmakers and a collective of young Afghan media journalists (with interstitials created by Pacho Velez and Robert Todd), FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN forms a mosaic of cinematic approaches to take a critical look at the longest overseas war in U.S....Watch Movie