A Letter to the President is a 2017 Afghan drama film written and directed by Roya Sadat. It was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]
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Directed by | Roya Sadat |
Written by | Roya Sadat |
Produced by | Aziz Deldar Roya Sadat |
Starring | Leena Alam |
Cinematography | Behrooz Badrooj |
Edited by | Ahmad Farid Farahmand Razi Kashi |
Music by | Zabih Mahdi |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Language | Dari |
Plot
editSoraya, a low-level government official, is imprisoned when she defends a woman from village lords. Behind bars, she writes to the Afghan President for help.
Cast
edit- Leena Alam as Soraya
- Aziz Deldar as Behzad
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fratter, Patrick (26 September 2017). "Afghanistan Sends 'A Letter' to Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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