The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the United States' invasion of the region. In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, many women are willing to travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional.
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Key crew
- Sedika MojadidiDirector
Cast
- Terrence HowardNarrator
- Nafisa MojadidiHerself
- Qudrat MojadidiHimself
- Sedika MojadidiHerself
Themes
afghanistanbirthwomen's healthinfant mortality