Movies: Afghan Films

Inspired by the Communist president Najibullāh's grand project to bring about reconciliation with the mujahidin, the story of Baba concerns two small villages drawn into conflict by a murder, a revenge plot, and the dishonorable dealings of a spy. Th...

Akhtar is a good humored working class man who is nicknamed The Joker, and tries to rise on the social ladder during the 1970s in Kabul....

Manand Oqab is a 1969 Afghan film directed by Khair Zada, starring Zahir Waida and a young girl named Najia.. It is considered the first feature film made in Kabul by Afghan Film using Afghan artists. It is a kaleisdoscopic tour of Afghanistan's cap...

A historical epic that follows a family feud spanning two-generations that is played out on the buzkashi field and two young lovers who defy their families’ expectations and pay a tragic price....