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Three Songs for Benazir

  • 2021
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.1K
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Three Songs for Benazir (2021)
The story of Shaista, a young man who - newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul -struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences. Gulistan and Elizabeth Mirzaei's remarkable access sheds light on the experience of modern-day Afghans who live, love, and seek space for themselves amid constant instability. Nominated for the 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors and winner of six jury awards, including Best Short at Full Frame.
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Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.Even as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.

  • Directors
    • Elizabeth Mirzaei
    • Gulistan Mirzaei
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3.1K
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    • Directors
      • Elizabeth Mirzaei
      • Gulistan Mirzaei
    • 21User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 9 nominations total

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    6valconvr

    Unimpressive

    While it is important to talk about the situation in Afghanistan, it has so much more potential than what this short film portrayed.

    I feel like I missed something crucial, because there is a wide gap that is unfilled. In the end, you get the picture, but it would have been better to witness what had happened.

    Overall, this film does not show the grave issues of what it means to live there in these troubled times, hence 6/10.
    8AJ_McAninch

    Moving Docu

    What a warm and expressive face he has. I was very moved, and loved them both. Wish the film were longer and that we could know how they are doing today. They put faces to my worries during the years we were there and after we left Afghanistan.
    10florenceatrafi

    Heartbreaking but beautifully captured

    This documentary portraits the wounds and the despair in a country where war has been dominated for decades.

    But nonetheless, it also sketches beautifully the innocence, love, ambitions, dreams and vulnerability of the young Afghan generation that is overshadowed by the clouds of war..

    Heartbreaking but beautifully captured.
    10CubsandCulture

    Finding hope where none should be

    This is a 22 minute documentary that briefly tells an ordinary love story of an Afghan couple that was displaced by the American invasion. The husband struggles to find work-he tries to join the Afghan army-and various other struggles in life. Despite its shortness the love between the husband and wife come through in stark terms. As does the sheer struggle their lives have been-the film is not political but it's hard to not see the American failure made manifest in this film.

    Jesus I hope they are still alive. Americans need to think long and hard before we use the military ever again.
    8RosanaBotafogo

    Beautiful documentary...

    So cute, simple, delicate, real, painful, tragic, simple, passionate, real... I would like you to delve a little deeper into Benazir's motivations for joining the Afghan army and "abandoning" his wife and baby son, I know he will in addition to his love for his country and the possibility of giving a little better life to both of them, as he had faced the whole family and community, which did not support him... Beautiful documentary...

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    • Trivia
      Gulistan and Elizabeth founded Mirzaei Films to be an indigenous window into modern-day Afghanistan, making films that are recognized for their intimacy, rare access, and how they challenge perceptions of Afghanistan.
    • Connections
      Featured in Subject (2022)
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      Spirit
      Written by Jean-Michel Blais and Cfcf (as Michael Silver)

      Performed by Jean-Michel Blais and Cfcf (as CFCF)

      Publishing by Arts & Crafts Music Inc. and Warp Publishing d/b/a Raise Your Hands Music

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Netflix Site
      • Three Songs for Benazir
    • Languages
      • Pashtu
      • Dari
    • Also known as
      • Три пісні для Беназір
    • Filming locations
      • Kabul, Afghanistan(location)
    • Production company
      • Mirzaei Films
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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