Hollywoodgate

Ibrahim Nash’at

A terrifying eyewitness account of the Taliban takeover of a former US military base in Kabul. At great personal peril, Egyptian director Ibrahim Nash’at gains access to the Taliban leadership’s inner circle for a year.  

The day after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban immediately move to occupy the Hollywood Gate complex, claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul. The Taliban find what the most technologically advanced military in history left behind: aircrafts, weapons, and valuable military equipment.  

Baffled by the technology, Malawi Mansour, the newly assigned Air Force commander, orders his soldiers to inventory and repair everything they can. Ambitious Talib lieutenant Mukhtar, motivated to one day conquer the world, arrives at Hollywood Gate aiming to build a high-ranking military career. 

Credits

Director
Ibrahim Nash’at
Producer
Talal Derki, Odessa Rae, Shane Boris
Year
2023
Country of production
Germany, United States
Type
Documentary
Duration
91 minutes
Spoken language
Dari, English, Pashto
Subtitles
EN
Production company
Rolling Narratives
World Sales
Cinephil