Kabuli Kid

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Directed byBarmak Akram
Written byBarmak Akram
Produced by
Starring
  • Haji Gul Aser
  • Leena Alam
  • Valéry Schatz
  • Amélie Glenn
Kabuli Kid
Promotional poster
Directed byBarmak Akram
Written byBarmak Akram
Produced by
Starring
  • Haji Gul Aser
  • Leena Alam
  • Valéry Schatz
  • Amélie Glenn
CinematographyLaurent Fleutot
Edited byHervé de Luze
Elise Fievet
Pierre Haberer
Music byBarmak Akram
Release dates
  • September 2008 (2008-09) (Venice)[1]
  • 29 April 2009 (2009-04-29) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesFrance
Afghanistan
LanguagePersian

Kabuli Kid is a Persian-language 2008 French-Afghan drama film directed and written by Barmak Akram. It stars Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Valéry Schatz and Amélie Glenn. The film, about a Kabul-based taxi driver who finds an infant left in his back seat, was screened at the 65th Venice International Film Festival at the 23rd International Film Critics' Week and won EIUC Human Rights Film Award. Also, in the Simorghs of the East section - International Cinema Competition of the 27th Fajr International Film Festival, Barmak Akram received Best debut for his film Kabuli Kid. The film is produced by Fidélité Films, 4 à 4 Productions, and Les Auteurs Associés.

  • Haji Gul Aser as Khaled
  • Valéry Schatz as Mathieu
  • Amélie Glenn as Marie
  • Mohammad Chafi Sahel as Baba
  • Leena Alam as Khaled's wife
  • Messi Gul as the abandoned infant
  • Saleha Khan Gul
  • Rohina Gul
  • Mariam Hakimi

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