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Overview
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Release Date:
24 October 2001 (France)
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Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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3 wins
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Kandahar Star A Real-life Assassin
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(From The Hollywood Reporter. 7 August 2003)
Kandahar Star A Real-life Assassin
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compassion & beauty in tragic suffering
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Cast
(in credits order) | Ike Ogut | ... | Naghadar |
 | Nelofer Pazira | ... | Nafas |
| Hassan Tantai | ... | Tabib Sahid |
| Sadou Teymouri | ... | Khak |
| Hoyatala Hakimi | ... | Hayat |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Monica Hankievich | ||
| Noam Morgensztern | ... | Three children (voice) |
| Zahra Shafahi | ||
| Safdar Shodjai | ||
| Mollazaher Teymouri | ||
Directed by | |||
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ||
Produced by | |||
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mohammad Reza Darvishi | (as M.R. Darvishi) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ebrahim Ghafori | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Akbar Meshkini | |||
Production Management | |||
| Siamak Alagheband | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mojtaba Mirtahmasb | .... | assistant director | |
| Kaveh Moinfar-Tabinghobi | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Akbar Meshkini | .... | set designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Faroukh Fadace | .... | sound | |
| Hussein Mahdavi | .... | sound designer | |
| Hussein Mahdavi | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Behroz Shahamat | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Hossein Amiri | .... | assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Phil Hall | .... | film publicist | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Atrix Films (2003) (Germany) (all media)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- NEJ International Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
- Slovenska Kinoteka (2004) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
- Alfa Films (Argentina)
- Avatar Films (USA) (subtitled)
- First Distributors
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2003) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
- Golem Distribución (Spain)
- Irfan Film (2010) (Turkey) (TV)
- Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Mars Distribution (France)
- Movienet
- New Yorker Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)
- Star Entertainment (2001) (India) (all media)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)
- United King Films
- Wild Bunch
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Safar e Ghandehar" - Iran (original title)
"The Sun Behind the Moon" - International (English title)
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"The Sun Behind the Moon" - International (English title)
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Runtime:
85 min | USA:81 min
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Certification:
Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All
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The background score repeatedly used is in Sanskrit. It is a Hindu devotional hymn called "Suprabhata".See more »
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I was moved by the beauty brought to a situation of suffering and tragedy. As our protagonist struggles to find her sister, the horrors of postwar Afghanistan are revealed through simple encounters with a variety of people with struggles of their own. The pacing, which may seem tedious to folks used to fast action, allows a lyrical visual beauty to arise where another filmmaker may have shown chaos. In turn, this lyrical beauty creates a stillness where compassion begins and grows. What was distant & abstract becomes close & personal. We're shown a perspective on war that is at once starkly simple and deeply caring.
I also enjoyed the taste of Persian culture. The legacy of Hafiz, Rumi & other great Persian poets flavors the vivid poetics of Makhmalbaf's cinematography, dialog, and plot structure. Quite a taut alternative to our American viewpoint.