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Midnight Traveler

2019 · 88 min

An intimate, nerve-wracking handheld diary of displacement, where small family moments of tenderness sit inside constant uncertainty and fear.

Overview
In 2015, the Taliban put a price on the head of Hassan, a filmmaker, who was forced to flee Afghanistan with his wife and two young daughters. Using their camera phones, the fugitives show first-hand the many dangers refugees face when seeking asylum in a safe place.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • immigration
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Hassan Fazili
Written by
Emelie Coleman Mahdavian
Starring
Hassan Fazili, Fatima Hussaini, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili
Music
Gretchen Jude
Cinematography
Fatima Hussaini
Runtime
88 min
Country
Canada, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Bulgarian, English, Pushto, Persian, Turkish

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