CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 1h 14m · NR

Motherland Afghanistan

Nearly one in seven Afghan women die in childbirth.

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Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the United States' invasion of the region. In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, many women are willing to travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional.

Directed bySedika Mojadidi

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 14m
Language
EN
Released
February 14, 2007
Studios
Aubin PicturesITVS

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS

Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS

Independent Lens 'MOTHERLAND AFGHANISTAN' | Preview | PBS

Independent Lens 'MOTHERLAND AFGHANISTAN' | Preview | PBS

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Narrator

Nafisa Mojadidi

Herself

Qudrat Mojadidi

Himself

Sedika Mojadidi

Herself

Creative team
Directed by
Sedika Mojadidi
Produced by
Jenny Raskin
Jenny Raskin
Catherine Gund
Catherine Gund

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