2024 /  

Finalist

THE TAKEOVER

Director & Producer: Anders Hammer,

 Anders Hammer, Charlotte Cook

Filmed over the first year the Taliban retake control of Afghanistan, this film documents the country’s rapid transformation and the women who refuse to lose their rights.

Starting as the US left Afghanistan, The Takeover follows women as the country changes to fit the Taliban’s ideology, the film moves through the women’s experience, protests and daily life in the cities and countryside, and we see how restrictions on women’s basic freedoms are enforced.

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 |  

18 min

Afghanistan

Languages: Dari, Pashto, English

AWARD:

Special Mention

Type:

Doc Short

Themes:

Women, Human Rights, Conflict & Resolution

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