The music stopped when the Taliban took over Afghanistan – it was forbidden, the penalty, death. Young girls who belonged to a music school had to go into hiding where they feared for themselves and their families. Now orphans with broken hearts, The Last Song From Kabul directed by Kevin McDonald (Oscar® winning The Last King of Scotland) tells the riveting, heroic story of their escape to Portugal where they try to rebuild their fractured lives and begin to play music again.
2024 /
WINNER
LAST SONG FROM KABUL
Director & Producer: Kevin MacDonald,
Producers: Sophie Daniel, Katie Buchanan; Executive Producer: Sheila Nevins, Lawrence Elman, Nick Fraser, Duncan Heath, Francis Hopkinson, Jessica Lustig, Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, Nina L. Diaz, Liza Burnett Fefferman; Co-Producer: Joe Easts
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2023 |
34 min
Afghanistan | Portugal
Languages: English, Dari
AWARD:
Best Director (Doc Short), Best Sound (Doc Short)
Type:
Doc Short
Themes:
Women, Human Rights, Creative Activism
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