Afghanistan

LFFF 2013: Half Value Life

by Maryann O'Connor 29 November 2013

Filmed in Afghanistan in 2008, Half Value Life is a short look at life as a professional woman in what is still a very much male-dominated society.

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Human Rights Film Festival: Love Crimes of Kabul

by Janet Awe 5 April 2012

Badum Bagh Women’s Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, houses 127 prisoners. Half of them have committed crimes such as drug smuggling, murder and attempted suicide bombing. This compelling documentary, by Tanaz Eshaghian, focuses on the other half who’ve been imprisoned for ‘moral crimes’ like running away from home, adultery and pre-marital sex.

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