Afghanistan Movies

This documentary offered tantalizing glimpses of Afghanistan, which in 1929 was still one of the few heavily-populated areas in the world where the...

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse inhabitants of Afghanistan affords a glimpse into a...

Frontline followers a reporter who is embedded with Hezb-e-Islami who are group of insurgents allied with the Taliban.

After a soldier back from Afghanistan leaves a message on her machine right before jumping off a building, Helene Villon, a respected journalist...

A documentary exploring the experience of going to war with a Military Working Dog, trained to find bombs before they can kill or maim soldiers,...

La vie devant elle is the diary of the exile of Elaha, a 14 year old Afghan girl, who films herself with a small camera to tell her story. Through...

During the 1980s, Russia fought a disastrous war in Afghanistan. Shot by a Western crew, the 40 minute film includes footage of combat missions with...

Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar,...

Former elite Special Forces soldier Jason Fox embarks on a highly personal journey back to Afghanistan, nearly a decade after he last set foot in the...

A documentary that follows the efforts of aid workers to re-open a hospital in Kabul from October to December 2001, while fighting between US and...

In a country with innumerable problems, Skateistan represents an oasis where children can be children and build the kinds of cross-cultural...

Five Afghan men try to reach Europe. The filmmakers followed them for over six months, filming their clandestine journey and chronicling a migration...

During the last three decades, war and terrorism have devastated much of Afghanistan's rich cultural past. Two giant Buddha statues were blown up by...

Explores U.S. Special Forces role in the massacre of about 3,000 unarmed Taliban prisoners of war in Afghanistan from the battle of Mazar-e-Sharif by...

Jung is a narrative documentary that follows the human and professional adventure of its protagonists, the Afghan people in the midst of civil war.

In the Kabul Museum, archaeologists piece together fragments of millennia-old works of art. This endeavor seems surreal amid the destruction. The...

In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film follows the...

What happens when you can no longer practice the profession that is part of your identity? You Can’t Stop the Music is a portrait from...