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When She Hears the Bells (2026)
Directed by Chabname Zariab
Drama, Action · 1h 23m
Afghanistan, summer 2021. As the Taliban gradually seize control of the country, Leila, a young widow, arrives in Kabul. She begins working in a kitchen that she discovers is part of a Bacha Bazi house. Very young, androgynous boys there dance dressed as women before audiences of men. She meets Tamim, a Bacha whom she decides to help. She will try to save other young boys and leave the country before the city falls.
Cast
Golshifteh Farahani
Rohed Khan
Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Crew
- Director
- Chabname Zariab
- Screenplay
- Chabname Zariab, Parande Zariab
- Original Music Composer
- Maxence Dussère
- Editor
- Xavier Sirven, Julie Duclaux, Héloïse Pelloquet
- Producer
- Jean-Etienne Brat, Lou Chicoteau
Details
- Original title
- Les Clochettes de Kaboul
- Release date
- 2026-11-18
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama, Action
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Persian
- Countries
- Germany, Belgium, France
- Production
- Acqua alta, Alta Rocca Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Starhaus Filmproduktion, Versus Production