Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)

Rate this item
(0 votes)

wajmaweb

Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)

(WAJMA)

by Barmak Akram

Afghanistan

 

wajmaweb

Director: Barmak Akram

Scriptwriter: Barmak Akram

Cinematographer: Barmak Akram

Editing: Barmak Akram, Hervé de Luze, Isabelle Ingold

Sound: Jean-Paul Hurier, Pascal Villard

Music: Barmak Akram, Mathieu Chedid, Susheela Raman

Cast: Wajma Mustafa, Abdulsatar Breshna Bahar

Production:
Kabuli Film Ariroad

Distribution: 
ASC Distribution
238 rue du Faubourg St Antoine
75 012 Paris
France
Tel: 0033 1 43 48 65 13
Mail: [email protected]
www.ascdistribution.com

Year:
2013

DCP, Colour, 86 min, OV with French Subtitles

Sundance Film Festival 2013
Winner of the Screenwriting Award at Sundance 2013

 
Wajma, an Afghan adolescent leading a free life in Kabul, is about to study at college when she falls under the spell of Mustafa, a young waiter apparently deeply in love with her. Mischievous and passionate, they are nevertheless careful about the social rules they infringe. A news however implicates their relationship and provokes the return of Wajma’s father, who had left Kabul for his work. 
“The film is about women and how there are the victims of discriminatory behaviors in Afghanistan. I wanted to make a film to defend women’s rights, yet avoiding clichés. Why do they have to remain virgin before getting married? This is never requested for men, whereas it is an obligation for women. I wanted to tell the story of a young Afghan woman, as well as show the evolution of the Afghan society aspiring to modernity…The violence endured by women is the main topic of ‘Wajma (An Afghan Love Story).” Barmak Akram
In a society apparently becoming emancipated, women however do not really have the right to speak.
 
  • 01-vesoulagglo
  • 02-vesoul
  • 03-rgionbfc
  • 04-hautesaone
  • 05-cnc
  • 06-minsiteredelaculture
  • 07-academiebesanconweb
  • 08-IFFK
  • 08-TFAI
  • 10-museeguimet
  • 11-inalco
  • 12-keolis
  • 14-hyundai
  • 15-moova
  • 16-sncf
  • 17-mobigo
  • 18-creditagricole
  • 19-orange
  • 20-cora
  • 22-vignoblesguillaume
  • 23-georgescuisine
  • 24-distilleriepeureuxweb
  • 25-Prime
  • 26-sahgev
  • 27-ved
  • 28-majestic
  • 29-schraag
  • 30-netizis
  • 31-onlineformapro
  • 32-franceinter
  • 33-francebleubesancon
  • 34-estrpublicain
  • 35-france3bfc
  • 36-lapressedevesoul
  • 37-ecrannoir
  • 38-asianmoviepulse2
  • 39-positif2
  • 40-tlramasorties
  • 41-cinealliance
  • 42-jfmaillot
  • 43-dbtechnique
  • 44-badkidproductions

FICA Contact

  [email protected]
 +33(0)3 84 76 55 82
 25 rue Dr Doillon, 70000 VESOUL

Press Contact
J-M. Thérouanne : +33(0)6 84 84 87 46

Suivez-nous !

facebook
instagram
twitter
youtube