Wajma – An Afghan Love Story

Barmak Akram

A young man in Kabul seduces a girl. When she tells him she's pregnant, he questions having taken her virginity. Her father arrives and a timeless archaic violence erupts, possibly leading to a crime and even a sacrife.
(Berlinale Market 2013)

 

Credits

Director
Barmak Akram
Year
2013
Country of production
Afghanistan, France
Type
Fiction
Duration
85 minutes
Spoken language
Persian
Subtitles
EN
Production company
Sarl Ariroad
World Sales
Doc & Film International