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Jirga (Pashto: جرګه, meaning "meeting") is a 2018 Australian drama film written and directed by Benjamin Gilmour and produced by John Maynard. It stars Sam Smith as a former Australian soldier returning to Afghanistan to seek forgiveness from the family of a man he killed while serving in the war.
The film depicts the fictional Mansouri family who start a restaurant in Kabul named The Poets' Corner, where artists and writers meet. [1] The story centers on Farishta (Cole), the woman who runs the cafe. The Poets' Corner serves wine in teapots and has poetry readings by locals and members of the U.S. military.
16 Days in Afghanistan: Anwar Hajher: co-production by United States and India Kabuli Kid: Barmak Akram: Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Valéry Schatz, Amélie Glenn Drama: Produced in France; screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival: Opium War: Siddiq Barmak: Peter Bussian, Marina Golbahari, Joe Suba, Fawad Samani: Black comedy
Abdul Ghafoor Breshna (Pashto: عبدالغفور بريښنا) (10 April 1907 – 4 January 1974) was an Afghan painter, music composer, poet, and film director. [1] [2] He is regarded as one of the country's most talented artists. He also composed the former national anthem of Afghanistan that was used during the 1970s. [3]
[14] [15] In 2019, Smith starred as the Genie in the live-action adaptation of the 1992 animation film of the same name, Aladdin. The film is his highest grossing, with a worldwide box office total of over $1 billion. [16] In 2022, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as tennis coach Richard Williams in King Richard. [17]
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) films (1 C, 47 P) Pages in category "Films set in Afghanistan" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total.
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Afghanistan has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] since 2002, following the fall of the country's previous Taliban government. . The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue.