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My Afghanistan

My Afghanistan
– Life in the Forbidden Zone

Over a period of three years, Afghan civilians have filmed their lives behind the frontier in the war-torn Afghan province of Helmand. They invite us into their homes, their hopes, and their heartbreaks, and their stories form a rich tapestry of an Afghanistan that never makes it to the news.

It is Nagieb Khaja, a Danish director of Afghan origin, who has provided them with cameras, as international media seldom leaves the relative security of the cities


Technical Specifications

Original title Mit Afghanistan - Livet i den forbudte zone
Year 2012
Length 90 min
Director Nagieb Khaja
Producer Henrik Grunnet and Lise Lense-Møller, Co-producer: Torstein Grude and Bjarte Mørner Tveit
Languages Danish, English, Farsi, Pasthu
Production companies Grunnet Film, Magic Hour Films, Piraya Film
Production countries Denmark, Norway
Sales/Distribution Festival Distribution: Danish Film Institute
World Premiere IDFA 2012
IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2731118/


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Awards

IDFA 2012, VPRO Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary - Nominee
AFI Fest 2013, Audience Award - Nominee
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2013, Human Rights Award - Special Mention
CPH:DOX 2012, Nordic Dox Award, Politiken's Audience Award - Nominee
Dubai International Film Festival 2012, Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentary Award - Nominee
Göteborg Film Festival 2013, Dragon Award, Best Nordic Documentary - Nominee


Director: Nagieb Khaja

Screenplay: Nagieb Khaja

Director of photography: Henrik Bohn Ipsen

Producer: Henrik Grunnet for Grunnet Film and Lise Lense-Møller for Magic Hour Films

Co-producer: Torstein Grude and Bjarte Mørner Tveit for Piraya Film

Editor: Anders Villadsen, Andreas Monies

Sound: Niels Arild

Composer: Stein Berge Svendsen

Finance: The Danish Film Institute.
With support from
Eyeworks Denmark A/S
Norwegian Film Institute
Danida
Institusjonen Fritt Ord
MEDIA Broadcast
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Nordvisionsfonden
DR TV
SVT Sales
YLE
NRK