Kabuli Kid
| Kabuli Kid | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Barmak Akram |
| Produced by |
Olivier Delbosc, David Mathieu-Mahias, Marc Missonnier, Mani Mortazavi |
| Written by | Barmak Akram |
| Music by | Barmak Akram |
| Cinematography | Laurent Fleutot |
| Edited by | Hervé de Luze, Elise Fievet, Pierre Haberer |
Release dates | 29 April 2009 (France) |
Running time | 97 mins |
| Country | France, Afghanistan |
| Language | Pushto |
Kabuli Kid is a 2008 French-Afghan drama film directed by Barmak Akram. It stars Haji Gul Aser, 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. It was produced by Fidélité Films, 4 à 4 Productions, and Les Auteurs Associés.
Cast
- 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
Reception
The film was critically acclaimed. Variety wrote: "Observation and narrative are so skillfully intertwined that every detail gestates a potential full-blown story and every story point teems with cultural contradictions. Thus, when Khaled’s wife slips among the veiled women waiting to claim the infant, she silently unleashes a subversively alternate point of view. Highly accomplished tech credits reinforce pic’s authenticity."[1]
References
- ↑ "Kabuli Kid". Variety. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.