A crowd of people with a mix of civilians and military personnel under white flags.

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The camera tracks two Taliban members for a year after the group’s 2021 takeover of Afghanistan. To establish a military government, they enlist the help of abandoned US military technology.

After the Taliban’s return to power, the radical movement’s leaders allowed foreign correspondent Ibrahim Nash’at to make a film. He follows a commander and a soldier through the abandoned military base where, during their hasty withdrawal, the US army left military technology worth billions of dollars. The camera silently watches the bearded men stretch their legs on a treadmill and open a fridge full of alcohol. But these amusing scenes are playing out under horrific circumstances – the Taliban are slowly bringing fighter jets and Black Hawk helicopters into operation. The commander’s comment aimed at the director can be used to sum up this film, which straddles the boundary between journalism and propaganda: “If his intentions are bad, he will die soon.”

Under the Cherry Tree, Ctiborova 1837, Kladno

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Primary school and kindergarden of Družec town , Ke Kostelu 77, Družec

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TitleHollywoodgate
Original TitleHollywoodgate
Original LanguageDari
Zněníoriginal audio, children’s films dubbed in Czech
Subtitles Czech subtitles, select films have descriptive Czech or English subtitles (look for the accessibility icons next to each screening)
PremiéraCzech premiere
Film typeFull-length documentary
Year of Production2023
Country of OriginGermany, USA
Length89 min.
Tags Dictatorships, Middle East
Director Ibrahim Nash'at
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