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1. Flee (2021)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Stars: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Votes: 19,577
2. Escape from Kabul (2022)
73 min | Documentary, History
Features never-before-seen archival footage of the historic confrontation at Kabul airport, from the U.S. withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan through the subsequent evacuation of Afghan citizens after the Taliban seized the city.
Director: Jamie Roberts | Stars: Oari Salahuddin Ayubi, Sofia Flesch Baldin, Joe Biden, William Callen
Votes: 1,131
3. Baran (2001)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Romance
In 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.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Mohammad Amir Naji, Hossein Mahjoub
Votes: 8,979 | Gross: $0.13M
4. The Cuban (2019)
109 min | Drama
When a naive pre-med student named Mina gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, an elderly Cuban musician, reignites her love of music and changes her life forever.
Director: Sergio Navarretta | Stars: Ana Golja, Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo, Lauren Holly
Votes: 398
5. M - A City Hunts a Murderer (2019)
292 min | Crime, Thriller
Winter in Vienna. Children disappear. For now without a trace, then their bodies are found. A gift for the tabloid press. For the police a series of defeats. Politically a problem. And at ... See full summary »
Stars: Dominik Maringer, Sarah Viktoria Frick, Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Christian Dolezal
Votes: 553
6. The Dissidents (2017)
90 min | Action, Comedy
An upbeat comedy about three boys who escape from Soviet Estonia to Sweden via Finland in the 1980s to fulfill their dreams in the free world.
Director: Jaak Kilmi | Stars: Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Esko Salminen
Votes: 1,132
7. Sonita (2015)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
After her family attempts to sell her into marriage, a young Afghan refugee in Iran channels her frustrations and seizes her destiny through music. Grabbing the mic, she spits fiery rhymes in the face of oppressive traditions.
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami | Stars: Sonita Alizadeh, Latifah Alizadeh, Fadia Alizadeh, Ahmad Ahmadi
Votes: 887
8. And Still I Sing (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives are changed when the Taliban returns to power.
Director: Fazila Amiri | Stars: Aryana Sayeed, Zahra Elham, Sadiqa Madadgar
Votes: 46
9. Snake's Fang (1990)
105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Reza, the veteran worker of a print house whose sight is adversely affected because of his job, loses his mother. Finding the gloom reigning over the home beyond bearing, he departs to ... See full summary »
Director: Masud Kimiai | Stars: Faramarz Sadighi, Golchehre Sajadieh, Ahmad Najafi, Fariba Kowsari
Votes: 285
10. Chanél (2017)
94 min | Drama
The story narrates life of a nursing woman who lives with her child in special circumstances, and she experiences adventures due to events and mistakes.
Director: Hossein Kondori | Stars: Baran Kosari, Reza Behbudi, Bahar Katozi, Mehdi Hosseininia
Votes: 149
11. Ayaneh (2019)
14 min | Short, Drama
Set in Switzerland, our story follows Ayaneh, a young refugee from Afghanistan. One day at a public swimming pool she meets Anna and instantly feels attracted to her. As the relationship ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolas Greinacher | Stars: Mo Ahmadi, Afsaneh Dehrouyeh, Ladina von Frisching, Mithra Zahedi
Votes: 51
12. Bacha Posh (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
Nadim, age 13, is questioned by French police and examined by a doctor. A flashback to the Calais "jungle" shows how Nadim ended up in that situation and got injured, and subsequent events ... See full summary »
Director: Katia Scarton-Kim | Stars: Sara Eftekhari, Marina Golbahari, Azizullah Hamrah, Janine Piguet
Votes: 12
13. Berlin Angels (2013)
21 min | Short
Director: Jens Roth | Stars: Julia Dietze, Patrick Pinheiro, Jockel Neubauer, Crisjan Zöllner
14. Ghazaal (2019)
15 min | Short, Drama
A 13-year-old Afghan refugee hustles around in a refugee camp when she experiences her period but has no access to sanitary napkins.
Director: Ragini Bhasin | Stars: Ghazaal Khirandesh, Farid Khirandesh, Bilaal Khirandesh, Nasrad
Votes: 23
15. Follow You Home (2021)
75 min | Documentary
After 9 years apart two refugee brothers are reunited in Denmark. With a clergy couple as close allies, Popal fights not to lose his brother again.
Director: Kathrine Ravn Kruse
Votes: 7
16. Min bror Karim (2011)
31 min | Short, Drama
After having lost their mother, the two Afghan brothers Sami, 9, and Karim, 17, have fled their war-ravaged country and arrived in Denmark, where their grandfather lives. Although full of ... See full summary »
Director: Asger Krøjer Kallesøe | Stars: Ramin Parwani, Rafi Mohammed Bayan, Alan Jensen, Peter Khouri
17.
Alina idässä (2018– )
Episode:
Varsova
(2019)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Vera Olsson | Stars: Alina Tomnikov, Lauri Laukkanen
18.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Die Sowjetarmee
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
In 1979, the Soviet army entered Afghanistan. In response, the Afghans called for Jihad against the godless invaders. The "Soviet Vietnam" began.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Ruslan Aushev, Sima Samar
Votes: 42
19.
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land (2020)
Episode:
Die NATO-Truppen
(2020)
53 min | Documentary, History
Following 9/11 and the overthrow of the Taliban, an international coalition tried to bring peace and democracy to Afghanistan. But hopes were short-lived.
Directors: Mayte Carrasco, Marcel Mettelsiefen | Stars: Nadja Berlinghoff, Khaled Hosseini, Sima Samar, Shukria Barakzai
Votes: 39
20.
White Heat (2012)
Episode:
The Personal is Political
(2012)
Not Rated | 57 min | Drama
Jack,working for left wing journal the Tribune,scoffs when BBC World Service employee Charlotte sees professional hope for women following Margaret Thatcher's win at the 1979 elections. ... See full summary »
Director: John Alexander | Stars: Peter Ashdown, John Biggins, MyAnna Buring, Sam Claflin
Votes: 26
21.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
America and the Taliban (3)
(2023)
TV-MA | 53 min | Documentary, News
How America's 20-year war in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Drawing on decades of one-the-ground reporting and interviews with Taliban and US officials.
Directors: Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith | Stars: Martin Smith, Munisa Mubariz, Roya Rahmani, Steve Coll
Votes: 42
22.
TLDR News US (2019– )
Episode:
America's Massive Global Military Presence Explained - TLDR News
(2022)
9 min | News
The United States Military operates practically everywhere. Here are a few of the lesser know facilities.
Star: Ben Blissett