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A vintage Kabul cinema finally falls to Taliban bulldozers

A movie theatre that bore witness to Afghanistan's modern history - from the cosmopolitan vibrancy of the 1960s to the silencing and repression that followed not one but two Taliban takeovers - has ...
The Hollywood Reporter

In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope

In ‘Cinema Jazireh,’ a Woman Dresses up as a Man in Taliban Afghanistan in Search of Her Son, Hope "Believing in the existence of hope gives you the strength to resist," Turkish writer-director Gözde ...

‘The Secret Reading Club of Kabul’ Follows Young Afghan Women, Inspired by Anne Frank, Defying the Taliban: “They Want to Be Heard and Seen”

The documentary from Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, features clandestinely shot mobile ...
Moviefone

Taliban Country (2020)

Nearly 20 years after the U.S. drove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the group claims it holds more territory that any time since the war began in 2001. As President Trump says he wants to end ...