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The Charikar Girls (2011)

Original title: Charikari tüdrukud

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Documentary Duration 26:00

End of October 2010 in Afghanistan. The children of the poorest families study In the girls' school of Charikar town in Parwan province. In most families, children are raised by mothers since their father are either killed or crippled during the long period of war. Filmmakers ask the girls to tell about the most beautiful and most difficult stories of their lives in order to reflect them in the film. During two weeks, the girls talk about their lives and invite the filmmakers to their homes to listen to the stories told by their mothers as well. The stories by ...

Director: Vahur Laiapea

Keywords: Afghans | sharing one's life's experience | talking about one's life stories | home | home and family | school | sadness | children | drawing children | town''s appearance | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Ikoon
Film Category Documentary
Text / Dialogue FILM_LANGUAGES_DARI
Voiceower Estonian
Subtitles English
Duration 26:00

Crew

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Producer Vahur Laiapea
Director Vahur Laiapea
Cinematographer Vahur Laiapea
Composer Liisa Hirsch
Editor Urmas Sepp

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm