Three Songs for Benazir

A tender, quietly heartbreaking portrait of young love and hard choices in a refugee camp, told with intimacy and restraint.

Directed by

Elizabeth Mirzaei, Gulistan Mirzaei

Genres

Documentary

Overview

The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, family, love, survival

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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