Baran

On a building site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish worker is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker. The revelation of Rahmat's secret changes both their lives.

The Patrol

2013

English

4.3

♡ 9

64%

Tom Petch Director

Ben El Fakir Amine as Afghan National

Jellam Salah Eddine as Afghan National

Laarssoui Boujmaa as Afghan National

Owain Arthur as Taff

Afghanistan, 2006, Helmand Province becomes one of the most dangerous places on Earth as the British Army is deployed into the Taliban heartland. The Operation, Herrick, became synonymous with the struggle as British troops fought a losing battle against this unseen enemy.

Jirga

2018

English

6.3

♡ 19

78%

77%

Action

afghanistan

afghanistan war (2001- )

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

Drama

redemption

War

Benjamin Gilmour Director

Kefayat Lag Humani as Antiques Dealer

Mohammad Mosam as Dress Shop Owner

Naqibullah Khan Shinwari as Hotel Receptionist

Sam Smith as Mike Wheeler

Made under extraordinary, and extremely dangerous, conditions, Jirga tells the emotional story of a former Australian soldier who travels to Afghanistan to seek forgiveness.

A War

2015

Danish

7.0

♡ 27

90%

Tobias Lindholm Director

Alex Høgh Andersen as Anders Holm

Pilou Asbæk as Claus Michael Pedersen

Tuva Novotny as Maria Pedersen

Dar Salim as Najib Bisma

Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.

Special Forces

2011

French

6.3

♡ 16

8%

Stéphane Rybojad Director

Mehdi Nebbou as Amen

Tchéky Karyo as Amiral Guezennec

Diane Kruger as Elsa

Djimon Hounsou as Kovax

Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This strong, independent woman and these men of duty are thrown together and forced to confront situations of great danger that inextricably bind them – emotionally, violently and intimately.

The Land of the Enlightened

2016

English

7.1

♡ 1

43%

Pieter-Jan De Pue Director

Marina Golbahari as

Koko Mullalih as

Sergei Kovinchenko as Self

Devin A. Cleeves as US Soldier

A group of Kuchi children are living in a minefield around Bagram airfield, Afghanistan. They dig out anti-personal mines in order to sell the explosives to child workers mining in a Lappis Lazulli mine. The trajectory of the blue precious stones goes towards Tajikistan and China, through an area controlled by child soldiers. When they are not waging their own mini-wars in the daily madness of life in Afghanistan, the children are fleeing away in their personal fantasies and dreams, while the American soldiers are planning their retreat...

Rock the Kasbah

2015

English

5.5

♡ 15

7%

Barry Levinson Director

Bruce Willis as Bombay Brian

Sarah Baker as Maureen

Kate Hudson as Merci

Leem Lubany as Salima

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

Holiday for Heroes

2019

English

7.0

♡ 6

50%

Clare Niederpruem Director

Jeffrey Fryer as Café Patron

Steven Michael Quezada as Carlos Gabon

Darlene Tejeiro as Juliana Gabon

Patti Murin as Pam

A woman and a soldier exchange letters for a year before their worlds collide.

The New World

2015

Polish

5.2

♡ 2

Elzbieta Benkowska Director

Julian Swiezewski as Janek

Konrad Eleryk as Omonowiec

Paulina Galazka as Pawel's Grilfriend

Sebastian Fabijanski as Soldier

Three stories of immigrants trying to start new lives in Poland: an Afghan traumatised by the war, a Ukrainian lost in her own body, and a Belarusian running away from painful love. The Afghan, Azzam, works as a translator for the Polish army. In his homeland he is treated like a traitor. Having been evacuated to Poland, he is unable to shake off the war experiences. The Ukrainian, Wiera, escapes to Poland to undergo sex reassignment surgery in secret from her family. An unexpected visit from her father and little son will make her face the question of her own identity once more. Żanna, the Belarusian, leaves her husband, a dissident, and lives together with her daughter at her sister’s in Warsaw. She wants to move out as soon as possible and make a normal home. Things get complicated when her husband gets arrested again.

The Breadwinner

2017

English

7.7

♡ 106

95%

based on novel or book

Nora Twomey Director

Ali Kazmi as Darya / Fruit Juice Vendor / Jail Warden / Various

Saara Chaudry as Parvana

Wamiq Furoghudin as Prison Gatekeeper

Soma Bhatia as Shauzia

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

Three Songs for Benazir

2021

Pashto

6.3

♡ 4

61%

Elizabeth Mirzaei Director

Essam Ferris as Shaista's Father

Kamihejazi as Singer

The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.

Osama

2003

Pashto

7.3

♡ 8

96%

girl disguised as boy

muslim

religious education

taliban

Siddiq Barmak Director

Henry Jordan as Male Foreign Reporter

Najibeh Hamdard as Mullah's wife

Nahid Refaah as Mullah's wife

Gholaam Sekhi Sedighi as Poor Man

After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

100 Miles to Redemption

2022

English

6.5

♡ 1

Action

afghanistan

afghanistan war (2001- )

Documentary

iraq

post traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

Andrew Shebay Director

Dave Matanin as Dave Matanin

Kelly Matanin as Kelly Matanin

Marcia Matanin as Marcia Matanin

Shawn Livingston as Shawn Livingston

A poignant story about overcoming our demons and finding hope through darkness. Haunted by the affects of PTSD induced by fighting a war, the physical injuries that led to copious amounts of opiates, the emotional strain of his squad leader committing suicide, losing his best friend from overdosing on heroin, all combined with his drug addiction ultimately left Shawn losing all hope in life.

The Lair

2022

English

4.6

♡ 36

35%

32%

Action

afghanistan

afghanistan war (2001- )

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

Neil Marshall Director

Jamie Bamber as Finch

Leon Ockenden as Jones

Daniel-Konrad Cooper as O'Neill

Charlotte Kirk as Sinclair

Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is on her final flight mission when her jet is shot down over one of the most dangerous rebel strongholds in Afghanistan. She finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made creatures known as Ravagers — half-human, half-alien, and hungry for human flesh — are awakened.

Brothers

2004

Danish

7.5

♡ 10

89%

Susanne Bier Director

Scott Farrell as Engelsk militærlæge

André Babikian as Nadeem

Lars Ranthe as Preben 1

Connie Nielsen as Sarah

A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission there is to find a young radar technician who had been separated from his squad some days earlier. While on the search, his helicopter is shot down and he is taken as a prisoner of war, but is reported dead to the family.

Unsurfed Afghanistan

♡ 1

Afri, a three-time World Surfing Games participant, has spent a lifetime searching for the world's best coastlines for surf, but never in his home country of Afghanistan. Filmed in three continents, this documentary follows Afridun's journey back to his home country with the help of some river surfers to find surfable waves and bring a drop of joy to the people there. The group battles with continual challenges on their 10-day journey from raging whitewater to culture clash. Their inspiring mission uncovers a long lost mystical side of a country battling with conflict through breathtaking landscapes and the desire to discover something new.

The Forbidden Reel

7.3

religious fundamentalism

taliban

Ariel Nasr Director

Siddiq Barmak as Self

Latif Ahmadi as Self

Mariam Ghani as Self

Yusuf Jannesar as Self

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.

Where the Light Shines

7.2

Daniel Etter Director

Alishah Farhang as Self

Sajjad Hossain as Self

When two men compete to qualify in the Winter Olympics for the first time for Afghanistan, they realize that home is worth fighting for. In their wake they leave a passion for skiing and a hope for a brighter future. Where the Light Shines is the debut documentary from Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Daniel Etter with stunning cinematography by Angello Faccini. It is produced by Academy Award nominees Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis along with Steven Sawalich from Articulus Entertainment. Filmed over four years, Where the Light Shines paints an intimate portrait of life in Afghanistan and shows the difficulties of trying to create change in a country that for generations has only seen war.

The Point Men

2023

Korean

6.0

♡ 18

62%

Soon-rye Yim Director

Jeong-min Hwang as Jung Jae Ho [Diplomat]

Ki-Young Kang as Kasim / Lee Bong Han

Hyun Bin as Park Dae Sik [NIS Agent]

Fahim Fazli as Taliban leader

A group of Korean tourists is taken hostage by an extremist Taliban group in Afghanistan. The Korean government dispatches Jae-ho, known as one of Korea's most skilled diplomats, in order to handle the situation. Once he arrives, he asks for the Afghan government's cooperation and uses every means possible to free the hostages. However, his efforts go in vain. Due to his failure, he's forced to work with Dae-sik, a special agent who is an expert on the Middle East. As they begin making their move to get to the Taliban, the first hostage death occurs. With nowhere else to turn, the two become unlikely allies in a race against time to save the rest of the hostages.

Taxi to the Dark Side

2007

English

7.4

♡ 6

100%

Alex Gibney Director

Alex Gibney as Narrator

George W. Bush as Self

John McCain as Self

Brian Keith Allen as Soldier - New York Studio Shoot Reenactment

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing on an innocent taxi driver in Afghanistan who was tortured and killed in 2002.

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