FireDancer
Sign in to saveFire Dancer is a 2002 film directed by Afghan-American film director Jawed Wassel. It was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award.
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8.0For centuries the Afghan people threw back all invaders. But in 1979, the Russians invaded with planes and tanks. 5 million Afghans fled the country. 300,000 lucky ones made it to North America. They escaped the Russians but not themselves. This film depicts the lives of the members of two families in New York.
Released: 2003-05-0979 minDir: Jawed WasselDrama
Cast
- Baktash Zaher as Haris
- Mariam Weiss as Laila
- Yunis Azizi as Rustum
- Samira Cameron as Zohra
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2002
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- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Duration
- +79
- FilmAffinity ID
- 775391
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Fire Dancer is a 2002 film directed by Afghan-American film director Jawed Wassel. It was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award.
==See also== Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.