An Afghan peasant family gets caught up in the turmoils during the Russian occupation. The shepherd find a wounded mujahideen and carries him home. The Mujahed dies that night. The dead body is discovered the next day and the shepherd arrested. His family decides to flee to Pakistan. Completely disheartened and destitute, they reach the refugee camp on the other side of the border after days of walking through desert and rocky areas. The family can't get their bearings. They are uprooted. The younger sister is grabbed in the open street and bartered off to a wealthy merchant.
Cast
Assim Farid
Djabar
Zar Khan
Hakim
Silvia Silva
Nurse
Muhamad Asam
Merchant
Haleem John
Bandit
Astana Gul
Bandit
Ejaz Ahmed Niazi
Nomad
Fazel Karim
Barber
Khial Mohamad
Messenger
Curt Truninger
Police Officer
Besmelah Rahim Ula
Policeman
Anita Gul
Unknown
Mohamed Didar
Unknown
Jawed Babur
Unknown
Amir Farid
Unknown
Bushra Ejaz
Unknown
Hukun Jana Abai
Unknown
Farzad Sadrian
Unknown
Muhamad Yussuf
Unknown
Crew
Mark M. Rissi
Director, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer, Production Manager
Zmarai Kasi
Director, Writer
Evelyne von Rabenau
Editor, Script Supervisor
Werner Schneider
Director of Photography
Tariq Pasha
Associate Producer
Ejaz Ahmed Niazi
Production Design
Andreas Litmanowitsch
Sound
Malek Salam
Original Music Composer
Jawed Babur
Location Manager