Film
When Pomegranates Howl
2021 · 1h 23m · War · Drama
A rich new work from the streets of Kabul
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Overview
Shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi’s (My Tehran For Sale) outstanding new feature is in the tradition of the great child-centred works of the 1980s when filmmakers such as Kiarostami, Panahi and Amir Naderi (to whom this film is dedicated) were putting Iranian cinema in the forefront of world production. 9-year-old Hewad is an irrepressible, street-smart kid who is energetically working every angle, hustling everything from pomegranate juice to amulets to protection from the evil eye. His real ambition is to be a movie star, and this comes a step closer when he meets an Australian photographer. But in a city where every family has a member who has been “martyred,” the streets are as perilous as they are vivid. Australia’s recent involvement with Afghanistan has been mixed, to say the best. The deeply-felt humanism of this film might just be our most effective contribution to that troubled country.
Cast
Crew
- Granaz MoussaviDirector · Screenplay
- Baheer WardakProducer
- Marzieh VafamehrProducer
- Christine WilliamsProducer
- Behrouz BadroujDirector of Photography
- Shima MonfaredEditor
- Nima NabiliradEditor
- Elias AziziEditor
- Ali AkhavanEditor
- Ali AziziEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 18, 2021
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Pashto
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- M
- Genres
- War, Drama
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