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Storyline

In the late 1980s, 15-year-old Qodrat lives in the streets of Kabul and sells cinema tickets on the black market. He is a big Bollywood fan and he daydreams himself into some of his favourite movie scenes. One day, the police bring him to the Soviet orphanage. But in Kabul, the political situation is changing. Qodrat and all the children want to defend their home.

Selected for Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. Second feature by Shahrbanoo Sadat, who won the top prize in Directors’ Fortnight for her debut feature, ’Wolf and Sheep’ (2017).

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2019
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
Filmfest München 2019
Sarajevo Film Festival 2019

Releases

Denmark (1 of September 2019)