My Afghanistan: Life in the Forbidden Zone

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My Afghanistan: Life in the Forbidden Zone (2013)

Directed by Nagieb Khaja

Documentary · 1h 27m

Nagieb Khaja is a Danish journalist of Afghan origin and he believes that the West makes decisions on Afghanistan based on an uninformed view of the country and its people. Nagieb a man with a mission. A few years ago Nagieb traveled to Afghanistan in order to refine the simplistic media image of the country, but he ended up as a prisoner of the Taliban and barely escaped. On the next trip, Nagieb brought 30 mobile cameras and asked Afghan civilians to film themselves. For the first time, we are invited into life in the forbidden zone with all the joys and sorrows, victories and defeats associated with living in the shadow of war.

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Director
Nagieb Khaja
Writer
Nagieb Khaja

Details

Original title
Mit Afghanistan: Livet i den forbudte zone
Release date
2013-11-09
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Danish, Pushto, Persian
Countries
Denmark, Afghanistan