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Synopsis

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a Hijab store to buy her first full body veil from a Talib shopkeeper.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - International Competition
BAFTA Film Awards 2024 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 49 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Elham Ehsas
Producer
Dina Mousawi, Azeem Bhati, Yiannis Manolopoulos, Elham Ehsas
Editor
Elham Ehsas, Ross Leppard
Screenwriter
Elham Ehsas
Director of Photography
Yiannis Manolopoulos
Production Designer
Lara Zaidan
Sound
Guldem Masa
Composer
Darryl John Hanan
Principal cast
Afsaneh Dehrouyeh, Elham Ehsas

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Azana Films

7 Granard Business Centre
Bunns Lane
Mill Hill
London
NW7 2DQ

Sales Company

interfilm Berlin Management GmbH

Straßburger Str. 55
10405 Berlin
Germany

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