11/04/2006

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Director – Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Screenplay – Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Stars – Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Hassan Tantai, Hoyatala Hakimi

Plot: Nafas (Niloufar Pazira) is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn't so lucky; she lost her legs to a land mine while young, and when Nafas and her family left the country, her sister was accidentally left behind. Nafas receives a letter from her sister announcing that she's decided to commit suicide during the final eclipse before the dawn of the 21st century; desperate to spare her sister's life, Nafas makes haste to Afghanistan, where she joins a caravan of refugees who, for a variety of reasons, are returning to the war-torn nation. As Nafas searches for her sister, she soon gets a clear and disturbing portrait of the toll the Taliban regime has taken upon its people. [from amazon.com]

Review links:
Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

Other Reviews:
Metacritic