Hollywoodgate
Hollywoodgate
dir. Ibrahim Nash’at
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Germany, USA
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2023
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91min.
venue
date
time
available
Kinoteka, 1
2024-05-10
18:15
Kinoteka, 3
2024-05-12
13:45
Atlantic, A
2024-05-14
20:15
Kinoteka, 7
2024-05-17
20:30
Kinoteka, 3
2024-05-18
18:30
The director follows the development of the former American military complex "Hollywood Gate" and provides an authentic glimpse into the Taliban's rapid rise to power.
Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul. Over the course of a year, filmmaker Ibrahim Nash'at follows the development of "Hollywood Gate" and provides an authentic glimpse into the Taliban's rapid rise to power.
- duration:
- 91 min
- country / year of production:
- Germany, USA / 2023
- director:
- Ibrahim Nash’at
- cinematography:
- Ibrahim Nash’at
- producer:
- Talal Derki, Shane Boris, Odessa Rae / Rolling Narratives, Jouzour Film Production, Cottage M, Raefi
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2023 – Venice IFF, 2023 – IDFA Amsterdam
