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Afghan Stories

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Just days after the attacks of Sept. 11, financial worker Taran Davies gave up his job, packed a camera and left his home to uncover the stories of the people who live in war-torn Afghanistan. Meeting Afghanis in their home nation and elsewhere, the filmmaker finds touching and enlightening tales. Participants including a refugee family, a village elder and town leader, a former royal now living in the U.S. and a relief worker who helped build a road.

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Dave Kehr New York Times A thoughtful, personal account of a single voyage through a violent region that does not pretend to have the answers or even a political ax to grind. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 30, 2003 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post An informative work that puts a human face on the calamity in Afghanistan. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 30, 2003 Full Review Gabe Leibowitz Film and Felt Afghan Stories is a rewarding and almost essential look at the other side of terrorism: it's not just the United States that feels the pain. Rated: 3/4 Aug 22, 2009 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Aug 19, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews I learned more about modern Afghanistan in Afghan Stories than I did following the heavy media coverage during the war. Rated: B+ May 3, 2003 Full Review David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor The documentary makes up in humane values what it lacks in sociological depth. Rated: 3/4 May 1, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A movie that all the world should see and take heed of. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Just days after the attacks of Sept. 11, financial worker Taran Davies gave up his job, packed a camera and left his home to uncover the stories of the people who live in war-torn Afghanistan. Meeting Afghanis in their home nation and elsewhere, the filmmaker finds touching and enlightening tales. Participants including a refugee family, a village elder and town leader, a former royal now living in the U.S. and a relief worker who helped build a road.
Director
Taran Davies
Producer
Taran Davies
Screenwriter
Taran Davies
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 2003, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 24, 2003
Runtime
59m