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Earth and Ashes (2004)

  • Drama

Elderly Dastaguir and his newly deaf 5-year-old grandson Yassin hitchhike and walk, but mostly walk, as they make their way to the coal mine where Dastaguir's son Murad works. Dastaguir must tell Murad that the rest of their family were all killed in a recent bomb attack.

Rating
5.9 / 10 (11 votes)
Release date
May 13, 2004
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
PS
Director
Atiq Rahimi
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Abdul GhaniDastaguir
  • Jawan Mard HomayounYassin
  • Wali TalashMirza Qadir (as Walli Tallosh)
  • Guilda ChahverdiZaynab / Woman in a Chadri
  • Mirza HusseinAmro
  • Kader AriaFateh
  • Sher AgahSharmaad
  • AzimThe Caravanner
  • Vakhill SahebMine Director
  • Roheba AzimYoung Girl
  • Malik AkhlaqiGhafar
  • MalikdelhaRostam

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