Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)

2013 Afghan film

Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)

Directed by| Barmak Akram
Written by| Barmak Akram
Starring| Wajma Bahar
Cinematography| Barmak Akram

Release date

* 20 January 2013 (2013-01-20) (Sundance)

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Running time

| 90 minutes
Country| Afghanistan
Language| Dari (Persian)

Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) is a 2013 Afghan drama film written and directed by Barmak Akram.[2] The film was selected as the Afghan entry to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards.[3]

## Synopsis

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The film tells the story of a clandestine love affair in Kabul between Wajma, a 20-year-old law student who wears a headscarf and lives quite freely, and Mustafa, a 25-year-old waiter. Wajma's parents belong to the petty bourgeoisie. Wajma is pregnant: out of wedlock, it is a scandal, a dishonor and a crime. Mustapha refuses the marriage. Wajma's father is called in to solve the problem: he severely beats his daughter, threatens to kill her, and locks her up at the stake. Wajma sets fire to it, escapes, and her father gives her a passport to travel to Delhi for an abortion. She leaves Kabul in tears.

## Cast

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* Wajma Bahar
* Mustafa Abdulsatar
* Haji Gul Aser
* Brehna Bahar

## Awards and nominations

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Award  | Date  | Category  | Recipient  | Result  | Ref.

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Sundance Film Festival | January 2013 | Grand Jury Prize  | Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) | Nominated  | [4]
World Cinema Screenwriting Award  | Barmak Akram | Won
Amazonas Film Festival  | November 2013  | Special Jury Award  | Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) | Won  | [5]
Luxembourg City Film Festival  | 2013  | Grand Prix  | Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) | Nominated  |

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)". Sundance. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
2. ^ "Wajma (An Afghan Love Story): Sundance Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
3. ^ "Wajma, an Afghan love story". Afghan Culture Museum. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
4. ^ 2013 Festival Catalog
5. ^ Cimino, Elisa (8 November 2013). "The Lunchbox wins the Voo na Floresta for best film at the Amazonas Film Festival". Cineuropa.

## External links

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* Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) at IMDb

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Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

* FireDancer (2002)
* Osama (2003)
* Earth and Ashes (2004)
* Opium War (2008)
* 16 Days in Afghanistan (2009)
* The Black Tulip (2010)
* The Patience Stone (2012)
* Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) (2013)
* A Few Cubic Meters of Love (2014)
* Utopia (2015)
* Parting (2016)
* A Letter to the President (2017)
* Rona, Azim's Mother (2018)
* Hava, Maryam, Ayesha (2019)

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