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What We Left Unfinished

In 1970s Afghanistan, a group of courageous filmmakers risked their lives to complete five abandoned movies, transforming cinema into a potent tool and themselves into fearless creatives.

In Afghanistan from 1978-1991, a group of passionate filmmakers risked their lives to create five unfinished feature films, which were deemed weapons by the Communist government. Despite numerous obstacles, including censorship, limited resources, and threats of arrest or death, they produced films that were subversive and truthful to life.

Info about What We Left Unfinished

Studio(s): Indexical Films, Ajna Films

Originally Released: United States, Feb 09, 2019

Production Countries: Afghanistan, Qatar, United States

Genres:Documentary