Wajma : an Afghan love story / Kabuli Film & Hariroad present ; a film by Barmak Akram ; script and direction, Barmak Akram = Kabuli Film & Hariroad présentent ; script dialogue & adaptation, Barmak Akram ; un film de Barmak Akram ; scénario & réalisation, Barmak Akram.
Title from title screen. Wajma Bahar, Mustafa Habibi, Hadji Gul, Breshna Bahar, Assib Ibrahim, Saleha Ibrahim, Aquella Akram, Mujtaba Sabbar Farida Saleh, Tahera Hashemi, Mohamed Ehrar. Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. "Based on several true stories." 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Official entry - Afghanistan best foreign language film Academy Awards 2014.
Summary:
In Kabul, Mustafa, a handsome waiter, charms a pretty law student named Wajma. The pair begins a relationship, ever mindful of the societal rules that forbid intimacy. After Wajma discovers she is pregnant and Mustafa refuses to commit to marriage, she is left to face the terrifying consequences of their actions on her own.
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