Writing Hawa

Writing Hawa

2025•1h 24m•8.7/10

Documentary

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🎬TMDb

8.7/10(3)

Afghan documentary maker Najiba Noori offers not only a loving and intimate portrait of her mother Hawa, but also shows in detail how the arduous improvement of the position of women is undone by geopolitical violence. The film follows the fortunes of Noori’s family, who belong to the Hazaras, an ethnic group that has suffered greatly from discrimination and persecution.

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Production

Yami 2, Een van de Jongens, TAG Films, EOdocs, ARTE, Docs Up Fund, Sundance Institute, CNC, DFI, Catapult Film Fund, PROCIREP

Language

FA

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