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Three Songs for Benazir

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  • TV-14TV-14
  • 22m
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Jamil Rezaei, Homayoun Noori, Christoph Wermke, Melanie Annan, Elizabeth Mirzaei, Omar Mullick, Qais Essar, and Gulistan Mirzaei in Three Songs for Benazir (2021)
The story of Shaista, a young man who - newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul -struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences. Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei's remarkable access sheds light on the experience of modern-day Afghans who live, love, and seek space for themselves amid constant instability. Nominated for the 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors and winner of six jury awards, including Best Short at Full Frame.
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Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
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    • Elizabeth Mirzaei
    • Gulistan Mirzaei
    • Elizabeth Mirzaei
    • Gulistan Mirzaei
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    • 17User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    • Trivia
      Gulistan and Elizabeth founded Mirzaei Films to be an indigenous window into modern-day Afghanistan, making films that are recognized for their intimacy, rare access, and how they challenge perceptions of Afghanistan.
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      Spirit
      Written by Jean-Michel Blais and Cfcf (as Michael Silver)

      Performed by Jean-Michel Blais and Cfcf (as CFCF)

      Publishing by Arts & Crafts Music Inc. and Warp Publishing d/b/a Raise Your Hands Music

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    10/10
    Finding hope where none should be
    This is a 22 minute documentary that briefly tells an ordinary love story of an Afghan couple that was displaced by the American invasion. The husband struggles to find work-he tries to join the Afghan army-and various other struggles in life. Despite its shortness the love between the husband and wife come through in stark terms. As does the sheer struggle their lives have been-the film is not political but it's hard to not see the American failure made manifest in this film.

    Jesus I hope they are still alive. Americans need to think long and hard before we use the military ever again.
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    • CubsandCulture
    • Feb 14, 2022

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      • January 24, 2022 (United States)
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      • Three Songs for Benazir
      • Pashtu
      • Dari
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      • Kabul, Afghanistan
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      • Mirzaei Films
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    • 22 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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