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THE FORBIDDEN STRIGNS

تارهای ممنوعه

By Hasan NOORI

First film - Completed 2019

Laborers during the day, rock musicians during the night, three Afghan boys and a girl born and raised in Iran, go on a journey to perform their first rock concert ever in a war-torn motherland they have never seen: Afghanistan.

Festivals
& Awards

Cinema Verite: Iranian International Documentary Film Festival 2019

Competition: Special Mention

IDFA 2019

Luminous

One World 2020

Documentary Section

International Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2020

Competition

Crocevia di sguardi 2020

Documentary section

Afghanistan Lajevard Film Festival 2020

Best directing award

Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2020

İFSAK Cinema Division 2021 2020

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- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- First film, Documentary
- Countries
- AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, QATAR
- Languages
- FARSI
- Duration
- 72 mn
- Director(s)
- Hasan NOORI
- Producer(s)
- Afsaneh SALARI (DOCMANIACS)
- Synopsis
- They’ve been making music together for years, despite the disapproval of the people around them. Akbar, Soori, Mohammed and Hakim are the only young immigrants in Iran who have formed a rock band. All they miss now is an opportunity to play live. The Forbidden Strings shows the musical foursome struggling to get themselves heard, and follows them in the run-up to a historic day. As the title suggests, they face quite a few challenges along the way. All four band members are children of Afghan parents who fled to Iran, and that means they face dangers if they return to their homeland. Their families are worried about them. The rockers promise to stay out of trouble when they go to Kabul for their show, but they realize what they’re up against soon after arriving. Clearly, Afghanistan is still a very dangerous place.

THE FORBIDDEN STRIGNS

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