List of Afghan films
Appearance
A list of notable films produced in Afghanistan.
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The highest grossing Afghan film as of 2018[update] is Osama (2003) with over $3,800,000 from a budget of only $46,000.[1]
1930s–1970s
[edit]Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1939 | ||||||
Laila Majnoon | Mir Hamza Shinwari | Rafiqe Ghaznawi, Habib Jan | ||||
1960 | ||||||
New ray | Mir Hamza Shinwari | |||||
1964 | ||||||
Like An Eagle | Faiz Mohammad Khairkhowah | Najia Hamidi, Saeed Bibi Naqi, Wali Ahmad Khairkhowah, Zahir Howaida | ||||
1963 | ||||||
Tiga | Mir Hamza Shinwari | Umer Daraz | ||||
1968 | ||||||
Roz Garan | ||||||
1969 | ||||||
Talabgar | Khaliq Alil | Khan Aqa Sarwari, Rasol Maimuna, Rafiq Sadeq, Habiba Askar | Black comedy, drama | |||
1970 | ||||||
Yousuf Khan aw Sherbano | Aziz Shamim | Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan, Saqi | ||||
Sandar Gharai | Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan, Naemat Sarhadi | |||||
Kala Khazan Kala Bahar | Jamil Ahmad | Aman | ||||
1971 | ||||||
Andarz e Mother | Khaliq Alil | Mahbobah Jabbari, Mohammad Nazir, Ghazal Saeed | Drama | |||
1972 | ||||||
Aalaqa Ghair | Khaliq Alil | |||||
1974 | ||||||
Rabia Balkhi, | Khaliq Alil, Toryali Shafaq, Abdullah Shadan, Mohamed Nazir, Daoud Farani | |||||
Roz Hai Dushwar | Wali Latifi | Wali Latifi, Hamid Jalil, Shazia, Farida | ||||
1975 | ||||||
Mojasema Ha May Khandand | Toryalai Shafaq | Zakia Kohzad, Youssof Kohzad, Abdullah Khamosh, Mohammad Jan Goran | ||||
1978 | ||||||
Siamoi wa Jallali | Abbas Shaban | Faqeer Nabi | ||||
1979 | ||||||
Mardara Qawl Ast | Saeed Orokzai | Saeed Orokzai, Adela Adim, Wali Talash, Amin Rahimi |
1980s
[edit]Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1980 | ||||||
Shekaste Mahasera | Faqeer Nabi | Nassir Aziz, Qadir Farrukh, Salam Sangi, Azizullah Hadaf, Asad Tajzai, Shakila, Faqeer Nabi | ||||
Dehkada ha Bidar Maishawand | Khaliq Alil | Nassir Aziz, Sahera Hazem, Qadir Farrukh, Azizullah Hadaf | ||||
Khakestar | Saeed Orokzai | Abdullah Samadi, Homa Mostamandi, Amin Rahimi | drama, crime | |||
Aktare Maskhara | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Faqeer Nabi, Ibrahim Tughyan, Baseera, Khatera | black comedy | |||
1981 | ||||||
Gunah | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Salam Sangi | ||||
Janayat Karan | Toryali Shafaq | |||||
Ghulam Ishq | Toryali Shafaq | |||||
Khana 555 | ||||||
Gharatgara | Abbas Shaban | |||||
1982 | ||||||
Faraar | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Fareema, Shakila, Mahrefat Shah, Asadullah Aram, Anwar Rezaye, Khorshid | ||||
1983 | ||||||
Tabistan Garm Kabul | Ali Khamraev, Wali Latifi | |||||
1984 | ||||||
Hamasa e Ishq | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Asadullah Aram, Qader Farukh, Sabera, Arash, Habib Zelgai, Yasamin Yarmal | ||||
1985 | ||||||
Saboore Sarbaz | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Saboor Toofan, Ibrahim Tughyan, Jawansher Haidari | war, drama | |||
Roya | Fahim Sadozai, Hashmat Khan | |||||
1986 | ||||||
Parenda haye Mahajir | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Nehmat Arash, Asadullah Aram, Qadir Farrukh, Adela Adim | ||||
Begana | Barmak | Salam Sangi, Adela Adim, Ibrahim Tughyan, Zaher Garandi, Ghulam Baloch, Hamayon Paeiz | ||||
1987 | ||||||
Parinda ha e Mohajir | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | |||||
1988 | ||||||
De Kondai Zoi | Mamnoon Maqsoodi | |||||
1989 | ||||||
Dukhter baa perahan safid | ||||||
Baabaa | Jawansher Haidari | Salam Sangi, Asadullah Aram, Wali Talash, Naheed, Akram Khurami |
1990s–2010s
[edit]Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1990 | ||||||
Gumashtan | Engineer Ahmed Latif | Saboor Toofan, Qader Faroskh, Nemat Arash, Habib Zilgai, Lina | ||||
Sayeh | Nacir Alqas | Yasamin Yarmal | ||||
Uruj[2] | Sidiq Barmaque | |||||
2000 | ||||||
In Foreign Land | Hafiz Asefi | Salam Sangi, Leena Alam | ||||
2003 | ||||||
Osama | Siddiq Barmak | Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader | ||||
2004 | ||||||
Earth and Ashes | Atiq Rahimi | Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival | ||||
2006 | ||||||
Zolykha's Secret | Horace Shansab | Hamida Refah, Zubaida Sahar, Gholam Farouq Baraki, Marina Golbahari | Mystery, Horror, Drama | Screened at the Palm Springs International Film Society | ||
2008 | ||||||
16 Days in Afghanistan | Anwar Hajher | co-production by United States and India | ||||
Kabuli Kid | Barmak Akram | Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Valéry Schatz, Amélie Glenn | Drama | Produced in France; screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival | ||
Opium War | Siddiq Barmak | Peter Bussian, Marina Golbahari, Joe Suba, Fawad Samani | Black comedy | Opened at the Rome Film Festival, where it won the Golden Marc'Aurelio Critics' Award for Best Film | ||
2012 | ||||||
Buzkashi Boys | Sam French | Fawad Mohammadi, Jawanmard Paiz, Wali Talash | Drama/Action short film | 85th Academy Awards – Nominated for: Best Live Action Short Film | ||
Buz-e-Chini | Abbas Ali | Hussain Ali Yousafi | Animated | Dedicated to Hussain Ali Yousafi as it was released after his assassination | ||
2013 | ||||||
Wajma | Barmak Akram | Wazhma Bahar, Mustafa Abdulsatar, Haji Gul Aser, Breshna Bahar | Drama | Nominated to Sundance | ||
2014 | ||||||
A Few Cubic Meters of Love | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Hasiba Ebrahimi | Romance | [3] | ||
Korengal | Sebastian Junger | Documentary | [4] | |||
The Hornet's Nest | David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud | Documentary | [5] | |||
2015 | ||||||
No Woman | Yama Rauf | Noor Jamal, Habibullah Nikzad | Experimental/Arthouse short film | |||
2017 | ||||||
Black Kite | Leena Alam, Haji Gul Aser| | |||||
A Letter to the President | Leena Alam, Mamnoon Maqsoodi| | |||||
Faceless | Ali Akbar Kamal | Humayoon Shams Khan, Rahmatullah Khostai, Farahnaz Nawab | Action | First Afghan superhero film | ||
2019 | ||||||
Jirga | Benjamin Gilmour | Amir Shah Talash, Sam Smith, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad | Drama film | Toronto Film Festival – |
See also
[edit]- Cinema of Afghanistan
- List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Cinema of Central Asia
References
[edit]- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (2018-08-07). "Siddiq Barmak's 'The Postman' Presented at Open Doors Hub". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "A Film Made in Afghanistan Is a Post-Communist First". New York Times. 1996-01-01. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "Film Review: 'A Few Cubic Meters of Love'". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "BATTLE COMPANY: KORENGAL". BBFC. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "The Hornet's Nest". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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