Directed by:
Christophe de PonfillyCinematography:
Laurent FleutotComposer:
Jean-Baptiste LoussierCast:
Sacha Bourdo, Patrick Chauvel, Philippe Caubère, Breshna Bahar, Waléra Kanischtscheff, Gol GhotaiPlots(1)
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. High up in the mountains of Afghanistan, Vergos, a French reporter, learns of Al Qaeda's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He remembers... 1984. Nikolai, a young Soviet musician, is drafted along with thousands of others to fight in the war in Afghanistan. Sick to his stomach with fear, he's suddenly engulfed in a world of violence and death. While on a combat mission, Nikolai is captured by Commander Massoud's Mujahideens and taken deep into the mountains where Afghan rebels and Vergos- who has managed to sneak into the country- are in hiding. Although some Mujahideens want Nikolai dead, others feel compassion for him. Against all odds, the Soviet soldier, the French reporter and the Mujahideens gradually form a friendship... Meanwhile Western countries have kept funding the most extreme Afghan rebels, out of ignorance and indifference, and have therefore fostered radical Islamic groups and brought about the dire consequences we all know about... (Les Films du Losange)
(more)Cast
Sacha Bourdo
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
The Science of Sleep (2006)
Patrick Chauvel
France
Best movies:
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
The Judge (1984)
The Young Lieutenant (2005)
Philippe Caubère
France
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
My Father's Glory (1990)
La Femme flic (1980)
Breshna Bahar
Best movies:
An Afghan Love Story (2013)
Waléra Kanischtscheff
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
Fateless (2005)
Gol Ghotai
Best movies:
Two-Legged Horse (2008)