Black Kite (film)

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Directed byTarique Qayumi
Written byTarique Qayumi
Release date
  • 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) (TIFF)
Black Kite
Film poster
Directed byTarique Qayumi
Written byTarique Qayumi
StarringHaji Gul Aser
Leena Alam
Release date
  • 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) (TIFF)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesAfghanistan
Canada
LanguageDari

Black Kite is a 2017 Afghan-Canadian drama film written and directed by Tarique Qayumi and starring Haji Gul Aser and Leena Alam. The film was shot quickly over a fortnight in Afghanistan where they moved locations to avoid being stopped by the Taliban.[1] The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

The film follows a man (Asur), his daughter (Alam), and his love of kites in the context of 50 years of Afghan history, including the banning of kite flying by the Taliban.[3][4]

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