AFGHANISTAN: LIGHTS, CAMERA, DEATH THREATS
Unreported World finds out what it takes to survive in the world's toughest movie industry.
Cinema was outlawed in Afghanistan under the Taliban and a decade later, despite their overthrow, death threats remain a fact of life for Afghan film-makers.
Reporter Jenny Kleeman and director Andrew Lang join the country's biggest film stars on set, and discover a passionate family of film-makers and actors, drawing strength and humour from each other as they risk their lives to produce movies.
“Every day when I go out, I don’t believe I’ll make it back to my family alive. But if I die asking for my rights and inspiring other women to fight for theirs, then I’m ready to lose my life”
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