WOLF AND SHEEP
Shahrbanoo Sadat / Afghanistan, Denmark, France, Sweden / 2016 / 86 min / Colour
In a village in the Afghan mountains, the task of grazing the flocks is entrusted to young children and teenagers. Without adults, the children form a miniature community, where the unwritten rules of tradition are in place and where legends and stories mix with reality. In this small world, males and females must remain separate. The girls playact at getting married, while the boys practice with a slingshot to drive the wolf away. However, for those who do not comply with the norm, there is no room to have fun with others. This is the fate of Sediqa, a girl whom her companions believe bewitched, and Qodrat, derided by others for his mother's much discussed second marriage. The two, isolated from the rest of the kids, meet and form a sincere friendship that draws them close until events separate them.
Shahrbanoo Sadat
A young Afghan director and screenwriter, she lives and works in Kabul. After studying documentary film direction at the Atelier Varan Kabul, in 2010 she was awarded a scholarship at the Cinéfondation in Cannes. Her films Vice Versa One (2011) and Wolf and Sheep (2016) were selected by various festivals, among these the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes, obtaining prestigious awards.
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Subject Shahrbanoo SadatScreenplay Shahrbanoo SadatCinematography Virginie SurdejEditing Alexandra StraussMain cast Sediqa, Qodrat, Amina, Sahar, Masuma, Mohammad Amin, Zekria, Qorban Ali, Ali KhanProducer Katja AdomeitProduction company Adomeit Film
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