The Forbidden Reel (2020)
2h 1m
Running Time
March 3, 2020Release Date
The Forbidden Reel (2020)
2h 1m
Running Time
March 3, 2020Release Date
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Plot.
According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art and creation; but there is another tale to be told, the forgotten account of a diverse and progressive country, seen through the lens of innovative filmmakers, a story that survives thanks to a few brave Afghans, a small but very passionate group that secretly fought to save a huge film archive that was constantly menaced by war and religious fanaticism.
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Cast & Crew.
Ahmed Zahed
Child Siddiq
Adbul Rasool Khalaqi
Projectionist
Latif Ahmadi
Self
Siddiq Barmak
Self
Hamsafar Azam
Soviet Spy #1
Mariam Ghani
Self
Khaled Aziz
Soviet Spy #2
Mohamad Yaqood
Afghan Films President
Yusuf Jannesar
Self
Farooq Ghulam Baraki
Taliban #1
Ariel Nasr
Director
Jamil Dakohai
Taliban #2
Sergeo Kirby
Producer
Safiulla Sadiqi
Taliban #3
Zakarya Amin
Taliban #4
Olivier Alary
Composer
Koko Gul
Siddiq's Mother
Johannes Malfatti
Composer
Ibrahim Arify
Self - Filmmaker
Pablo Alvarez Mesa
Cinematographer
Isaaq Nezami
Self - Former Taliban Official
Yasmin Yarmal
Self - Actress
Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan
Self (archive footage)
Mohammed Daoud Khan
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ahmad Shah Massoud
Self - Mujahid Leader (archive footage)
Mohammad Najibullah
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Jean-Paul Vialard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mylene Chalifoux
Production Manager
Annette Clarke
Executive Producer
Stacey Tenenbaum
Associate Producer
Marie-Pierre Grenier
Sound Designer
Duraid Munajim
Director of Photography
Reem Haddad
Commissioning Editor
Karla Baumgardner
Foley Artist
Aisha Jamal
Research Assistant
Annie Jean
Editor
Kat Baulu
Producer
Jane Jankovic
Executive Producer
Fiona Lawson-Baker
Executive Producer
Linda Fong
Executive Producer
Charles Faubert
Production Manager
Gaël Cheval
Production Coordinator
Soraya Atayee
Research Assistant
David Noreau
Production Manager
Saleem Yousofzada
Production Manager
Kazim Farnood
Production Coordinator
Hadi Jamali
Title Designer
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The Forbidden Reel is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Ariel Nasr. The film profiles the cinema of Afghanistan through a history of the Afghan Film Organization.The film premiered in 2019 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named one of five winners of the festival's Rogers Audience Award, alongside the films The Walrus and the Whistleblower, 9/11 Kids, First We Eat and There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace.The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Annie Jean).