Hollywoodgate

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Hollywoodgate

2024

1h 32m

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Immediately after the US withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban occupied the "Hollywood Gate" complex, claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul. The Taliban finds countless aircrafts, weapons and pieces of military equipment. Over one year, HOLLYWOODGATE shows the transformation of an extremist militia into a military regime.

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An exposé on the Taliban that can only show what documentarian Ibrahim Nash'at was allowed, Hollywoodgate provides an incomplete but vital glimpse into Afghanistan's new status quo.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/17/2024

4/5

Hollywoodgate shows the disturbing results of the power vacuum created by US military intervention in Afghanistan.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

08/30/2024

3/4

“Hollywoodgate” is a fascinatingly — and sometimes frustratingly — oblique portrait of a country and its people in the tragic grip of extremism.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

08/19/2024

4/5

[A] fascinating, chilling film.

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Ricardo Gallegos

La Estatuilla

12/21/2024

While the depth of Hollywoodgate is limited by its very nature, the footage Nash'at shows us is of immense value... [Full Review in Spanish]

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

11/14/2024

A fascinating documentary that offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain of extremism.

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

11/14/2024

How Nash’at managed to get himself and his film out is another story, one that presumably could not be told here for safety reasons. Still, an amazing piece of work and an example of true journalistic bravery.

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Denise P

@RT16553779 08/10/2024

A good look at the Taliban forces after US military pull out. They should be playing in high schools a d college current affairs curriculum

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Synopsis

Immediately after the US withdraws from Afghanistan, the Taliban occupied the "Hollywood Gate" complex, claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul. The Taliban finds countless aircrafts, weapons and pieces of military equipment. Over one year, HOLLYWOODGATE shows the transformation of an extremist militia into a military regime.

Director: Ibrahim Nash'at
Producer: Talal Derki, Odessa Rae, Shane Boris
Screenwriter: Ibrahim Nash'at, Talal Derki, Shane Boris
Distributor: Fourth Act Film
Production Co: Jouzour Productions, RaeFilm Studios, Rolling Narratives, Cottage M
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: Pashto
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 32m