Kamay

In the remote mountains of central Afghanistan, a Hazara family embarks on a journey for truth and justice after their daughter Zahra mysteriously dies at Kabul University. Told through the eyes of Zahra’s younger sister, Freshta, the film is a moving contemplation of love, loss, and perseverance in spite of increasing unrest on the eve of the Taliban takeover of the country.

Info & Credits

Directed by

Ilyas Yourish & Shahrokh Bikaran

Stage

Post-production

Co-Producers

Clin D’oeil Films, Temps Noir, RohFilm Factory

Editor

Joelle Alexis

Country

Afghanistan, Belgium, France, Germany

Length

105 minutes

Language

Persian/ Hazaragi dialect

Support from

Flanders Audiovisual Fund IDFA Bertha Fund Close Up Initiative Docs Up Fund DMZ Industry Sundance Documentary Fund Catapult Film Fund The Whickers Award Berlinale World Cinema Fund Pascal Decroos Fund Centre de l’Audiovisuel à Bruxelles Locarno Open Doors (Consultancy)

Presented at

Close Up Initiative 2019-2020 DMZ Industry 2020 MEDIMED 2020 IDFA Forum 2020 FIFDH Geneva 2021 Berlinale EFM 2022