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1. The Kite Runner (2007)
PG-13 | 128 min | Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Votes: 82,587 | Gross: $15.80M
2. Kandahar (2001)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Ike Ogut, Sadou Teymouri
Votes: 7,069 | Gross: $0.02M
3. In This World (2002)
R | 88 min | Drama
A refugee family is trying to reach more peaceful lands illegally inside trucks.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Imran Paracha, Hiddayatullah
Votes: 4,413
4. Afghan Star (2009)
Unrated | 110 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the simultaneously unifying and divisive effects of Afghanistan's version of the TV talent show format on its society. It focuses on "Afghan Star" which airs on the Tolo TV channel in Afghanistan.
Director: Havana Marking | Stars: Rafi Naabzada, Lima Sahar, Hameed Sakhizada, Setara Hussainzada
Votes: 1,018 | Gross: $0.10M
5. Love Crimes of Kabul (2011)
TV-14 | 71 min | Documentary
Inside Afghanistan's Badam Baugh Women's Prison, where half of the inmates are locked up for 'moral crimes.
Director: Tanaz Eshaghian
Votes: 252
6. Shadow of the Crescent Moon
Romance | Announced
In Pakistan, a young student is torn by his desire for a new life in America and the spirited daughter of the leader of the Mir Ali insurgency.
Director: Michael Radford
7. Keep Eye on Ball: The Hashim Khan Story (2009)
84 min | Documentary, Biography
Squash champion Hashim Khan's athleticism, shrewdness and Pashtun heritage transformed his family's life and put Pakistan on the world map.
Director: Josh Easdon
Votes: 12
8. No Game (2011)
15 min | Short, Drama
The children of refugee families return to their parent's afghan village and explore the deadly surrounding countryside, searching for scrap metal.
Director: Giacomo Martelli
9. Scarlet Poppy
Drama | Announced
Against the backdrop of war and clashing cultures in Afghanistan, an American man and a conservative Pashtun woman cannot deny the fateful circumstances that bring them together. How much will they risk in pursuit of a forbidden love?
Director: Moniere | Stars: Hameed Sheikh, Jamal Shah
10. The Australian Cameleers: The Unacknowledged Pioneers of Australia's Outback (1987 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary, History
Director: John Tatoulis
12. The Last Muslims of Marree (2019 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Shaheed Drew, Raymond Finn
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Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Mudjahedin und Taliban
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
The Soviet army left Afghanistan, but the war continued between Mujahideen commanders. The country fell into chaos, until a new force emerged: the Taliban.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Ghulam Dastgir, Shukria Barakzai
Votes: 44
14.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Die NATO-Truppen
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
Following 9/11 and the overthrow of the Taliban, an international coalition tried to bring peace and democracy to Afghanistan. But hopes were short-lived.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Sima Samar, Shukria Barakzai
Votes: 39
15.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (1)
(2023)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, News
How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in the Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Jason Dempsey, Abdul Salam Zaeef, Marc Grossman
Votes: 53
16.
Feature History (2016–2023)
Episode:
Feature History - Soviet-Afghan War
(2017)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, History
A short history of Afghanistan leading up to major events in the soviet-Afgahn War followed by a look at the aftermath, e.g. the continuing war without the Soviets.
17.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018– )
Episode:
You Know, She Has a Nobel Peace Prize
(2018)
TV-MA | 49 min | Talk-Show
From a Taliban attack to a Nobel Prize to Oxford: Malala Yousafzai walks Dave through her extraordinary journey, her life's mission and her new home.
Director: Michael Bonfiglio | Stars: David Letterman, Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai
Votes: 389