War and Love in Kabul
Verzio FF Hossein and Shaima fell in love as children, but as teenagers they were separated by war. The illiterate Hossein went to war with the Taliban in order to make money to live, while Shaima was ordered by her father to become the third wife of a man a full 40 years her senior. Nevertheless, y...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Pashto |
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Ohne Gepäck Filmproduktion
2009
Germany |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:73e65c9a-05c1-4ed3-a496-44cbfd4c963c |
| Summary: | Verzio FF
Hossein and Shaima fell in love as children, but as teenagers they were separated by war. The illiterate Hossein went to war with the Taliban in order to make money to live, while Shaima was ordered by her father to become the third wife of a man a full 40 years her senior. Nevertheless, years later their paths have crossed once again. Though Hossein has lost a leg in the war and Shaima has a daughter of five, their love for one another has not faded. But they cannot live together. Shaima has filed for divorce, though neither her family nor Hossein's approve of their love. Caught on the horns of a dilemma, and in constant fear of revenge on the part of the male members of both families who adhere to the harsh tribal laws handed down from the Middle Ages, Hossein and Shaima struggle under the most difficult circumstances to hold on to their love. A sober but intimate portrait of a Romeo and Juliet-style drama in a war-ravaged country. |
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| Published: | 2009 |