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The Forbidden Reel
8.0(1)20202h 1m
According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art and creation; but there is another tale to be told, the forgotten account of a diverse and progressive country, seen through the lens of innovative filmmakers, a story that survives thanks to a few brave Afghans, a small but very passionate group that secretly fought to save a huge film archive that was constantly menaced by war and religious fanaticism.
- Director
- Ariel Nasr
- Writers
- Ariel Nasr
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Cast
Ahmed Zahed
Child Siddiq
Adbul Rasool Khalaqi
Projectionist
Hamsafar Azam
Soviet Spy #1
Khaled Aziz
Soviet Spy #2
Mohamad Yaqood
Afghan Films President
Farooq Ghulam Baraki
Taliban #1
Jamil Dakohai
Taliban #2
Safiulla Sadiqi
Taliban #3
Zakarya Amin
Taliban #4
Koko Gul
Siddiq's Mother
Ibrahim Arify
Self - Filmmaker
Isaaq Nezami
Self - Former Taliban Official

Latif Ahmadi
Self - Filmmaker

Mariam Ghani
Self - Artist
Siddiq Barmak
Self - Filmmaker
Yasmin Yarmal
Self - Actress
Yusuf Jannesar
Self - Filmmaker
Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan
Self (archive footage)
Mohammed Daoud Khan
Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ahmad Shah Massoud
Self - Mujahid Leader (archive footage)
Mohammad Najibullah
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Directing
- Ariel NasrDirector
Writing
- Ariel NasrWriter
Production
- Jane JankovicExecutive Producer
- Kat BauluProducer
- Fiona Lawson-BakerExecutive Producer
- Stacey TenenbaumAssociate Producer
- Annette ClarkeExecutive Producer
- Sergeo KirbyProducer
- Linda FongExecutive Producer
- Sergeo KirbyExecutive Producer
- Saleem YousofzadaProduction Manager
- Charles FaubertProduction Manager
- Mylene ChalifouxProduction Manager
- Ariel NasrResearcher
Camera
- Duraid MunajimDirector of Photography
- Sergeo KirbyStill Photographer
- Ariel NasrStill Photographer
Editing
- Annie JeanEditor
- Yusuf JannesarArchival Footage Coordinator
Sound
- Olivier AlaryOriginal Music Composer
- Marie-Pierre GrenierSound Designer
- Karla BaumgardnerFoley Artist
- Jean-Paul VialardSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Hadi JamaliTitle Designer
Crew
- Reem HaddadCommissioning Editor