Kabul Transit
UK Premiere
Gregory Whitmore, David Edwards, Maliha Zulfacar
USA, 2006, 88 mins
Subtitled
Part of Cinema Versa
The Carriageworks: Film Forum 1
3rd November • 9pm
The Carriageworks: Film Forum 2
7th November • 4pm
A meditative but uncompromising document of the diverse residents of the war- t o rn Afghan capital, Kabul Transit forgoes didactive narration in favour of patient exposé of a range of everyday lives. A group of female university students discuss resistance and Western influence, a fledgling police force struggle with insufficient resources, a herbal doctor consults with his patients and a French schoolteacher forges close relations with her pupils in her adopted home. All are a testament to perseverance and spirit in the face of regression and destruction.
Screening Details
- The Carriageworks: Film Forum 1 • 3rd November • 9pm • £4.50/£3.50
- The Carriageworks: Film Forum 2 • 7th November • 4pm • £4.50/£3.50