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In the past few days, Afghanistan has completely "changed the sky", and the 20-year-long War in Afghanistan, which the United States has fought, has ushered in a satirical ending.
The occupation of the capital Kabul by the terrorist group Taliban, the fleeing of the Afghan president and the emergency evacuation of embassy personnel by the United States appear to be a re-enactment of the 1975 "Saigon Moment."
Recently, after the Taliban invaded the Afghan capital, a female Afghan film director, Sakhre Karimi (the current chairman of the Afghan Film Company), published an open letter seeking help. This troubled, long-ward country is still in dire straits.
In the past 20 years, there have been many films around the war in Afghanistan, some depicting the fierceness and cruelty of the war from the perspective of the US military, and some capturing the Taliban and the national trauma caused by the war from the perspective of the Afghan people.
Today we list 10 of the more well-known films, many of which are based on real events from the War in Afghanistan.
While looking back together, let us feel the devastation of war and the suffering of the people at close range, and we hope that peace will come to this land as soon as possible, and war will be far away from the world.
U.S. military perspective
Lone Survivor (2013) Directed by Peter Borg: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Ketch, Emile Husky
Synopsis: Based on Marcus Rattle's memoir of the same name, the film tells the story of four members of the Navy SEALs who infiltrated Afghanistan to assassinate the leader of a terrorist organization, but were attacked by a wrong decision, resulting in the almost total destruction of the commando team.
This film was rated by the audience as "the best war movie after "Saving Private Ryan" that year. The film is set against the backdrop of the Afghan war, but the director tries to downplay the political orientation, cleverly avoiding the controversy of the United States' involvement in the Afghan war, and instead focusing on brotherhood, team combat and other aspects that are more resonant to the audience.
Coupled with the adaptation of true events and the market appeal of Mark Wahlberg, in the end, the film received good word-of-mouth and gratifying box office without being optimistic. The film was nominated for Best Sound Effects and Best Sound Editing at the 86th Academy Awards.
Gears of War (2017) Director: David Michaud starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hayes, John Margaro
Synopsis: The film tells the story of General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command.
His forces captured Saddam Hussein alive, overthrew the Taliban regime, and was elected Time Magazine's Person of the Year. During his tenure, the U.S. military repeatedly abused prisoners, and finally resigned because of inappropriate remarks.
The film takes an ironic view of the U.S. involvement in the Afghan war, in which Brad Pitt transforms into a white-haired uncle and plays General Stanley McChrystal, who single-handedly controls the war in Afghanistan, and dedicates the most handsome performance of his career.
In addition to Pitt, Tilda Swindon, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Michael Hall, Tove Goris, Will Poulter and other casters also starred in the film.
In terms of production, the film was Netflix's most invested feature film at the time, co-produced with Brad Pitt's Plan B Company.
12 Warriors (2018) Directed by: Nicole Fogsy starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Penha
Synopsis: The story is based on classified U.S. documents, telling the story of a U.S. special forces detachment sent to the mountains of Afghanistan after the 9/11 incident, and persuading the Northern Alliance generals to come together against the Taliban, a series of life-and-death fierce battles on the verge of a fierce war.
In the film, "Hammer Brother" Chris Hemsworth plays the leader of the 595 Operations Group of the "Green Beret Squad" of the US Special Forces, unlike the superhero in the MCU, the "Hammer Brother" in the film is a real person who participated in the anti-terrorism operation in the United States after 9/11 in Afghanistan.
Surprisingly, "Brother Hammer" and "Hammer Sister-in-Law" Elsa Patage were combined for the first time on the screen in the film, and the couple starred as couples in the same frame.
Director Nikolai Fogsy was a war correspondent in the Kosovo War, and this film is also his debut film. The film shows the spectacle of war combining modern high-tech weapons with traditional cavalry combat, as well as rare war scenes in other films of the same genre, such as riding horses and fighting tanks, highlighting the heroism of the American army.
Outpost (2020) Director: Rod Larry Starring Scott Eastwood, Orlando Bloom, Carrebo Landry Jones Synopsis: Based on the work of CNN reporter Jack Tapper, the film tells the story of American soldiers engaged in a protracted battle with about 400 enemy militants in northeastern Afghanistan. The film is based on a real battle in the Afghan war, the "Battle of Kamdeh". In October 2009, U.S. troops established outposts at the bottom of steep mountains just 14 miles from the Pakistani border, and 53 U.S. soldiers were surrounded by about 400 Taliban.
The outpost, built in the valley, was unable to defend, and eventually the outpost was destroyed, killing 8 American troops, wounding 27, and killing 150 Taliban, making it one of the deadliest battles for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
After the battle, the "outpost" strategy also had to be terminated. This campaign also became the most medals awarded by the US military in a single battle in the Afghan war.
The Hunt for Bin Laden (2012) Directed by: Katherine Bigelow Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton
Synopsis: After 9/11, there was a decade-long international hunt for al-Qaida leader bin Laden. Eventually, bin Laden's hiding place was discovered, and he also died in a military clash. From 2001, when the United States invaded Afghanistan, to May 2011, it took almost 10 years for the United States to kill al-Qaida leader Bin Laden in Pakistan.
The screenplay for the film was largely completed around 2011, and during the film's filming, this part of bin Laden's final fate was rewritten.
The film was directed by "Bomb Disposal Unit" director Catherine Bigelow, and Jessica Chastain played a CIA female agent who spent 10 years searching for bin Laden's whereabouts. The film received five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Afghan perspective
The Kite Chaser (2007)
Director: Mark Foster Starring: Helid Abdullah, Atossa Leoni, Sean Tob
Synopsis: Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Khaled Al-Husseini, the film tells the story of two Afghan teenagers, Amir and Hassan, a rich boy and a servant in the family, about kites, betrayals and redemptions of human nature.
The film presents the complex emotions of the young Amir and the servant's son Hassan, mainly expressing the indictment of the war, behind the kind friendship, is the unhealable wounds brought about by the war.
In the film, the cruelty of war is only used as a time and space background.
It is worth mentioning that when this film was made, due to the war in Afghanistan, the crew had to come to Kashgar in Xinjiang to shoot. Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and Kashgar in Xinjiang have great similarities in geography, race and environment.
The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Film Music at the 65th Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated for Best Original Score at the 80th Academy Awards.
The Breadwinner (2017) Directed by Nora Tomei Starring Sarah Jodley, Soma Chaya, Norling Ghulamgos
Synopsis: Adapted from deborah Iris's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of Parwana, a girl dressed as a man, in Afghanistan under the brutal rule of the Taliban, who dresses up as a man to work. The film was produced by the Irish cartoon salon studio that produced The Secret of the Book of Kells and The Song of the Sea, and is based on the novel Pavana's Waiting.
Through the touching experience of this Afghan girl, the film highlights the bravery and strength of women, which is easy to think of the story of Mulan's male dress as a woman to serve in the army for her father.
Director Nora Tomei once said that although the film takes place in Afghanistan, a region full of political, religious, cultural and other controversial issues, she most wants to pay attention to the emotions between people. Angelina Jolie, who adopted three children who suffered from war, served as the film's executive producer.
Teenage Osama (2003) Directed by: Sdic Balmac Starring Marina GurbaHali, Zubal Sahar, Ali Haradi
Synopsis: The film tells the story of Osama, a 12-year-old girl in Afghanistan, who dressed as a man to work in order to make a living. "Maiden Osama", which precedes "The Breadwinner" and has a similar story, also tells the story of a little girl dressed as a man and going out to work. The emergence of such films is due to the fact that Afghanistan has always been patriarchal, and men think that it is a shame for women to show their faces and feet.
Under the control of the Taliban, women are inhumanly devastated, and the film shows us the helpless, troubled soul of a girl dressed as a boy.
The film is full of non-professional actors, and Marina GulbaHali, who plays the young girl Osama, is discovered by the director while begging in the streets of Kabul.
The film was the first film after the fall of the Taliban regime and the new regime in Afghanistan, and it participated in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, winning the Golden Camera Special Mention Award, and the 61st Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2004.
The Road to School (2007)
Director: Hannah Makhmalbaf Starring: Abbas Alijome, Abdolali Hoseinali, Nikbakht Noruz
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha, the film tells the story of a group of afghan boys who imitate the scenes of war they see and bully a six-year-old girl. The boys' pranks are modeled after the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddha. The film is an Iranian film about Afghanistan directed by Hannah Makhmalbav, a talented girl who was only 17 years old at the time.
Through the documentary performances of non-professional actors, the film shows the shocking scene of a young boy imitating the Taliban slaughtering infidels through the perspective of a child.
Innocent children take pleasure in the most brutal and absurd games, and the film presents the cruelty and ruthlessness of war in a unique way.
In 2008, the film won two honors at the 58th Berlin Film Festival, The Crystal Bear Award for Best Film and the Peace Film Award.
The Necessary Killing (2010) directed by Jez Skolimovsky starring Vincent Gallo, Emmanuel Senier, Nickle Clive Broch
Synopsis: It tells the story of Muhammad, an Afghan who was captured while rebelling against U.S. forces, and escaped in a car accident while being taken to prison. Later, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Us army, he aimlessly escaped in the forest sea and the snowy fields, and in order to survive, he began to kill all the way. The American actor Vincent Gallo, who plays the Afghan Muhammad, is the biggest highlight of the film, with almost no dialogue in the film, all supported by the actor's performance.
Regarding the war, only the opening scene about the mistreatment of Afghan prisoners of war by the US military is described, and the war in the film is only the background of the story.
Ice and snow jungle escape, as an escape movie, the film mainly presents the difficulty and despair of surviving alone. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 67th Venice Film Festival in 2010.