A dramatization of the complex and dangerous life of Omar Sheikh. A convicted terrorist who many believe had financial connections to 9/11, Sheikh is widely known as the man responsible forthe 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Essential Killing

2010

English

6.1

♡ 4

77%

Jerzy Skolimowski Director

Nicolai Cleve Broch as Helicopter Pilot 1

Stig Frode Henriksen as Helicopter Pilot 2

Emmanuelle Seigner as Margaret

Vincent Gallo as Mohammed

A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.

He Named Me Malala

2015

English

7.0

♡ 1

73%

72%

authoritarian education

Davis Guggenheim Director

Mobin Khan as ER Doctor

Jon Stewart as Self Bono

Bono as Self

Malala Yousafzai as Self

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.

Armadillo

2010

Danish

7.4

♡ 6

89%

Janus Metz Director

Kim Birkerod as Self

Mads Mini as Self

Daniel Olby as Self Rasmus

Rasmus as Self (Platoon Commander)

Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal – no actors.

Hollywoodgate

2023

Persian

6.9

♡ 2

92%

Ibrahim Nash'at Director

Ibrahim Nash'at as Self

Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul.

Jarhead 2: Field of Fire

2014

English

5.4

♡ 47

37%

Don Michael Paul Director

Esai Morales as Captain Jones

Josh Kelly as Chris Merrimette

Stephen Lang as Major Gavins

Cole Hauser as Navy Seal Special Ops Fox

Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation of international importance: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her defiance of the Taliban escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merrimette and his team will need all the courage and firepower they can muster to fight their way across the war-torn country and shepherd the woman to safety.

Retrograde

2022

English

7.3

♡ 10

89%

afghanistan war (2001- )

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

Matthew Heineman Director

The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.

Osombie

2012

English

3.6

♡ 2

20%

John Lyde Director

Corey Sevier as Chip

Eve Mauro as Dusty

Danny James as Herc

Danielle Chuchran as Tomboy

Following the 9/11 attacks, the war on terror against Afghanistan continues. With the Taliban insurgents hiding out in the mountains however, they become increasingly difficult for the US military to engage. The solution is to try and flush them out by adding low level chemicals to the water supply. Little do the USA know however that enemy scientists have adapted the chemicals to make their own formula, one that can bring the dead back to life.

Warhorse One

2023

English

5.4

♡ 38

70%

Action

afghanistan

afghanistan war (2001- )

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

Johnny Strong Director

William Kaufman as Crew Chief Ernie Calvallo

Johnny Strong as Master Chief Richard Mirko

Raj Kala as Radam

Athena Durner as Zoe Walters

A gunned down Navy SEAL Master Chief must guide a child to safety through a gauntlet of hostile Taliban insurgents and survive the brutal Afghanistan wilderness.

Dirty Angels

2024

English

4.5

♡ 69

27%

Martin Campbell Director

Rona-Lee Shimon as

Ruby Rose as

Laëtitia Eïdo as Awina

Eva Green as Jake

Christopher Backus as Travis

During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught between ISIS and the Taliban.

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