An Apple from Paradise

A heavy, sorrowful plunge into a father's shattered faith, unfolding slowly amid the dust and chaos of Kabul.

Directed by

Homayun Morowat

Genres

Drama, War

Starring

Rajab Husseinov, Hashmat Fanaei, Wali Talash

Overview

A pious old man, who is a proponent of suicide attackers, comes to Kabul to visit his only son, who, after the holy war had remained in the Soviet Union. He had enrolled his son in a religious school "to study the Koran and return to the village as a Mullah". In Kabul he learns that his son had decided to become a divine suicide bomber so as to go to Heaven. The film presents two different forces of the inner world of the protagonist father: paternal feelings and the holy religious ideology. The spectator witnesses how he loses his only son and holy belief. Shot in chaotic and dirty Kabul, the film portrays the incorrect interpretation of religion and the conflict of generations.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Faith, family, parenthood, grief

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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