List of Afghan films

A list of notable films produced in Afghanistan.

The highest grossing Afghan film as of 2018[update] is Osama (2003) with over $3,800,000 from a budget of only $46,000.[1]

## 1930s–1970s

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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes

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1939
Laila Majnoon | Mir Hamza Shinwari | Rafiqe Ghaznawi, Habib Jan |  |
1960
New ray | Mir Hamza Shinwari |  |  |
1964
Like An Eagle | Faiz Mohammad Khairkhowah | Najia Hamidi, Saeed Bibi Naqi, Wali Ahmad Khairkhowah, Zahir Howaida |
1963
Tiga | Mir Hamza Shinwari | Umer Daraz |  |
1968
Roz Garan |  |  | Drama | Music Composition:

Hangama, Ustad Arman & Ustad Nangyalai[2]

1969
Talabgar | Khaliq Alil | Khan Aqa Sarwari, Rasol Maimuna, Rafiq Sadeq, Habiba Askar | Black comedy, drama | Music Group:

Rukhshana, Ustad Nangyalai[2][3]

1970
Yousuf Khan aw Sherbano | Aziz Shamim | Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan, Saqi |  |
Sandar Gharai |  | Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan, Naemat Sarhadi |  |
Kala Khazan Kala Bahar | Jamil Ahmad | Aman |  |
1971
Andarz e Mother | Khaliq Alil | Mahbobah Jabbari, Mohammad Nazir, Ghazal Saeed | Drama |
1972
Aalaqa Ghair | Khaliq Alil |  |  |
1974
Rabia Balkhi, | Khaliq Alil, Toryali Shafaq, Abdullah Shadan, Mohamed Nazir, Daoud Farani |  |  |
Roz Hai Dushwar | Wali Latifi | Wali Latifi, Hamid Jalil, Shazia, Farida |  |
1975
Mojasema Ha May Khandand | Toryalai Shafaq | Zakia Kohzad, Youssof Kohzad, Abdullah Khamosh, Mohammad Jan Goran |  |
1978
Siamoi wa Jallali | Abbas Shaban | Faqeer Nabi |  |
1979
Mardara Qawl Ast | Saeed Orokzai | Saeed Orokzai, Adela Adim, Wali Talash, Amin Rahimi |  |

## 1980s

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Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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1980
Shekaste Mahasera | Faqeer Nabi | Nassir Aziz, Qadir Farrukh, Salam Sangi, Azizullah Hadaf, Asad Tajzai, Shakila, Faqeer Nabi |  |
Dehkada ha Bidar Maishawand | Khaliq Alil | Nassir Aziz, Sahera Hazem, Qadir Farrukh, Azizullah Hadaf |  |
Khakestar  | Saeed Orokzai | Abdullah Samadi, Homa Mostamandi, Amin Rahimi  | drama, crime  |
Aktare Maskhara | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Faqeer Nabi, Ibrahim Tughyan, Baseera, Khatera | black comedy |
1981
Gunah | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Salam Sangi |  |
Janayat Karan | Toryali Shafaq |  |  |
Ghulam Ishq | Toryali Shafaq |  |  |
Khana 555 |  |  |  |
Gharatgara | Abbas Shaban |  |  |
1982
Faraar | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Fareema, Shakila, Mahrefat Shah, Asadullah Aram, Anwar Rezaye, Khorshid |  |
1983
Tabistan Garm Kabul | Ali Khamraev, Wali Latifi |  |  |
1984
Hamasa e Ishq | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Asadullah Aram, Qader Farukh, Sabera, Arash, Habib Zelgai, Yasamin Yarmal |  |
1985
Saboore Sarbaz  | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Saboor Toofan, Ibrahim Tughyan, Jawansher Haidari | war, drama |
Roya  |  | Fahim Sadozai, Hashmat Khan |  |
1986
Parenda haye Mahajir  | Eng. Latif Ahmadi | Nassir Aziz, Nehmat Arash, Asadullah Aram, Qadir Farrukh, Adela Adim |  |
Begana  | Barmak | Salam Sangi, Adela Adim, Ibrahim Tughyan, Zaher Garandi, Ghulam Baloch, Hamayon Paeiz |  |
1987
Parinda ha e Mohajir  | Eng. Latif Ahmadi |  |  |
1988
De Kondai Zoi  |  | Mamnoon Maqsoodi |  |
1989
Dukhter baa perahan safid |  |  |  |
Baabaa | Jawansher Haidari | Salam Sangi, Asadullah Aram, Wali Talash, Naheed, Akram Khurami |  |

## 1990s–2010s

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Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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1990
Gumashtan | Engineer Ahmed Latif | Saboor Toofan, Qader Faroskh, Nemat Arash, Habib Zilgai, Lina |  |
Sayeh | Nacir Alqas | Yasamin Yarmal |  |
Uruj[4] | Sidiq Barmaque |  |  |
2000
In Foreign Land | Hafiz Asefi | Salam Sangi, Leena Alam |  |
2003
Osama | Siddiq Barmak | Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader |  |
2004
Earth and Ashes | Atiq Rahimi |  |  | Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
2006
Zolykha's Secret | Horace Shansab | Hamida Refah, Zubaida Sahar, Gholam Farouq Baraki, Marina Golbahari  | Mystery, Horror, Drama | Screened at the Palm Springs International Film Society
2008
16 Days in Afghanistan | Anwar Hajher |  |  | co-production by United States and India
Kabuli Kid | Barmak Akram | Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Valéry Schatz, Amélie Glenn  | Drama | Produced in France; screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival
Opium War | Siddiq Barmak | Peter Bussian, Marina Golbahari, Joe Suba, Fawad Samani | Black comedy | Opened at the Rome Film Festival, where it won the Golden Marc'Aurelio Critics' Award for Best Film
2012
Buzkashi Boys | Sam French | Fawad Mohammadi, Jawanmard Paiz, Wali Talash | Drama/Action short film | 85th Academy Awards – Nominated for: Best Live Action Short Film
Buz-e-Chini | Abbas Ali | Hussain Ali Yousafi | Animated | Dedicated to Hussain Ali Yousafi as it was released after his assassination
2013
Wajma | Barmak Akram | Wazhma Bahar, Mustafa Abdulsatar, Haji Gul Aser, Breshna Bahar | Drama | Nominated to Sundance
2014
A Few Cubic Meters of Love | Jamshid Mahmoudi | Hasiba Ebrahimi | Romance | [5]
Korengal | Sebastian Junger |  | Documentary | [6]
The Hornet's Nest | David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud |  | Documentary | [7]
2015
No Woman | Yama Rauf | Noor Jamal, Habibullah Nikzad | Experimental/Arthouse short film |
2017
Black Kite |  | Leena Alam, Haji Gul Aser| |
A Letter to the President |  | Leena Alam, Mamnoon Maqsoodi| |
Faceless | Ali Akbar Kamal | Humayoon Shams Khan, Rahmatullah Khostai, Farahnaz Nawab | Action | First Afghan superhero film |
2019
Jirga | Benjamin Gilmour | Amir Shah Talash, Sam Smith, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad | Drama film | Toronto Film Festival –

## See also

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* Cinema of Afghanistan
* List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* Cinema of Central Asia

## References

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1. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (2018-08-07). "Siddiq Barmak's 'The Postman' Presented at Open Doors Hub". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
2. ^ a b "استاد ننگیالی و نت‌نویسی در موسیقی معاصر کشور – رادیو نـوروز" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
3. ^ Old Afghanistan (2019-02-15). آهنگ قدیمی آهوی من رمیده ای از خانم رخشانه. Retrieved 2024-10-21 - via YouTube.
4. ^ "A Film Made in Afghanistan Is a Post-Communist First". New York Times. 1996-01-01. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
5. ^ "Film Review: 'A Few Cubic Meters of Love'". Variety. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
6. ^ "BATTLE COMPANY: KORENGAL". BBFC. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
7. ^ "The Hornet's Nest". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

## External links

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* Afghan film at the Internet Movie Database

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