Production Date : 2003
Director : Samira Makhmalbaf
Producer : Maysam Makhmalbaf
Synopsis:
After the downfall of the Taliban’s regime in Afghanistan a young girl puts effort to make the best use from the freedom existing in the new era for her own social growth as a woman.
Photo, Producer & Programmer: Maysam Makhmalbf
Scriptwriter: Samira Makhmalbaf (Based on a story written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf)
Cast:
Agheleh Rezaee
Abdolghani Yusef-zay
Marzieh Amiri
Razi Mohebi
GholamjanGardel
Halimeh Abdolrahman
Bibigol Asef
Editor: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Assistant film editor: Mastaneh Mohajer
Manager for production: Mohammad Ahmadi
Director of Photography: Ebrahim Ghafoori
Music: Mohamad Reza Darvishi
Sound-recording:
Behrooz Shahamat
Farokh Fadaee
Sound editor: Behrooz Shahamat
Sound designer & Mix: Hossein Mahdavi
Assistants of Director:
Marziyeh Meshkiny
105 min, colour, 35mm, 2003
Festivals:
Hong Kong Independent Film Festival, Hong Kong 2014
Cinematheque Rabat, Marocco 2005
Museum of the moving image, USA 2005
Doc Films, University of Chicago, USA 2005
Bermuda Film Festival, Bermuda 2005
Film Comment Selects New York, USA 2005
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA 2004
Washington, National Gallery of Art, USA 2004
Festval Film and culture, Taiwan 2004
Riga , Letonia 2004
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel 2004
Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland 2004
Melbourne Film Festival, Australia 2004
Amnesty Film Festival, USA 2004
Seattle Film Festival, USA 2004
Karlovy vary Film Festival, Czech Republic 2004
Minneapolis Film Festival, USA 2004
Singapore Film Festival, Singapore 2004
Hong Kong Film Festival, China 2004
Palm Springs Film Festival, USA 2004
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey 2004
Munich Film Festival, Germany 2004
Ljubjlana Film Festival, Slovenia 2003
Belgrade Festival of Auteur Film, Serbia & Montenegro 2003
Mifed Film Festival, Italy 2003
Black Night Film Festival, Estonia 2003
Copenhagen Film Festival, Denmark 2003
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegoniva 2003
Montreal Film Festival, Canada 2003
Toronto Film Festival, Canada 2003
New Delhi Film Festival, India 2003
Rio de janeiro Film Festival, Brasil 2003
Pusan Film Festival, Korea 2003
Chicago Film Festival, USA 2003
Durban Film Festival, South Africa 2003
London Film Festival, UK 2003
A.F.I Film Festival, USA 2003
Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece 2003
Sahara Film Festival, France 2003
Cannes Film Festival (in official Competion), France 2003
Awards:
The “Youths’ Cinema” Award in Singapore’s 17th International Silver Screen Film Festival 2004
Golden Peacock, competition (first prize) for Best film at the 34th International Film Festival of India, India 2003
"Grand prize from Society of churches of world", Cannes 2003, France.
“Jury Special award”, Official Competition section of Cannes Film Festival 2003, France.