Afghan Stories

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Afghan Stories

Released May 21, 2003

59m

Documentary

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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.

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

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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

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2005

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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

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

The documentary makes up in humane values what it lacks in sociological depth.

Rated: 3/4

May 1, 2003

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A movie that all the world should see and take heed of.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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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