THE ORPHANAGE
synopsis
In the late 1980s, 15-year-old Qodrat lives in the streets of Kabul and sells cinema tickets on the black market. He is a big Bollywood fan and he daydreams himself into some of his favorite movie scenes. One day the Police bring him to the Soviet orphanage. But in Kabul the political situation is changing. Qodrat and all the children want to defend their home.
international title: | The Orphanage |
original title: | Parwareshgah |
country: | Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, France, Afghanistan |
sales agent: | Luxbox |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Shahrbanoo Sadat |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | FR 27/11/2019 |
screenplay: | Shahrbanoo Sadat |
cast: | Qodratollah Qadiri, Sediqa Rasuli, Masihullah Feraji, Hasibullah Rasooli, Ahmad Fayaz Omani |
cinematography by: | Virginie Surdej |
film editing: | Alexandra Strauss |
producer: | Katja Adomeit, Marina Perales Marhuenda, Xavier Rocher |
production: | Adomeit Film, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Samsa Film, Wolf Pictures (AF) |
backing: | Eurimages |
distributor: | Rouge Distribution |