Safar-e Ghandehar

Name: Safar-e Ghandehar
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-02-01
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Ike Aykut Ogut, Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi

IMDb ID: tt0283431 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.8 (7,236 votes)

Genres: Drama

After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Kandahar
Canada: Kandahar (English)
Spain: Kandahar
France: Kandahar
United Kingdom: Kandahar
Hungary: Kandahar
Japan: Kandahar (English)
Mexico: Kandahar
Poland: Kandahar
Portugal: Kandahar
Serbia: Kandahar
Sweden: Kandahar
United States: Kandahar
World-wide: Kandahar (English)
Brazil: A Caminho de Kandahar
Turkey: Ayın Ardındaki Güneş: Kandahar (Turkish)
Norway: En reise til Kandahar
Czech Republic: Kandahár
Finland: Kandahar - aurinko kuun takana
Germany: Reise nach Kandahar
Denmark: Rejsen til Kandahar
Canada: Safar-e Ghandehar (French)
World-wide: The Sun Behind the Moon (English, Alternative Title)
Italy: Viaggio a Kandahar
Greece: Κανταχάρ
Russia: Кандагар
Japan: カンダハール (Japanese)
The Sun Behind the MoonContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2002-02-01Runtime81 minutesMetascore76IMDb Popularity0User Reviews58Critic Reviews95Countries / RegionsIran
FranceLanguagesPersian
English
Pashtu
PolishKeywordsafghan expatriate
sister sister relationship
kandahar afghanistan
drug
limpFilming LocationsAfghanistan Border, IranProduction CompaniesBac Films
Makhmalbaf Productions
StudioCanalIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283431/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0283431.jpgUpdated At2025-10-10T00:26:36

Directors

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Writers

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ike Aykut Ogut | Character: Naghadar
Actor: Nelofer Pazira | Character: Nafas
Actor: Hassan Tantai | Character: Tabib Sahid
Actor: Sadou Teymouri | Character: Khak
Actor: Hoyatala Hakimi | Character: Hayat
Actor: Fahim Fazli | Character: Commander Latif
Actor: Monica Hankievich | Character: Actress
Actor: Noam Morgensztern | Character: Three children
Actor: Zahra Shafahi | Character: Actress
Actor: Safdar Shodjai | Character: Actress
Actor: Mollazaher Teymouri | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Mohammad Reza Darvishi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ebrahim Ghafori | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Akbar Meshkini | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kamran Khalaj | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Siamak Alagheband | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Mojtaba Mirtahmasb | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kaveh Moeinfar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Akbar Meshkini | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Farrokh Fadaei | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hussein Mahdavi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Behrooz Shahamat | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Hossein Amiri | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hashem Gerami | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: M.R. Sharifi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Nasser Ansari | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Hasan Ghahramani | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ashkan Izadi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mahmoud Karimi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Siamak Saeedi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jafar Soltani | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Abbas Saghazsaz | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Phil Hall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hasan Nik-Nezhad | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Mohammad Ahmadi | Role: Thanks
Name: Mohsen Mossavi | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283431/videogallery/

Release Schedule

France: May 11, 2001 (Cannes Film Festival)
United Kingdom: August 15, 2001 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Canada: September 8, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 23, 2001 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
Canada: September 30, 2001 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
France: October 24, 2001
Spain: October 26, 2001 (Valladolid International Film Festival)
Belgium: November 7, 2001
Israel: November 8, 2001
Greece: November 10, 2001 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
South Korea: November 11, 2001 (Pusan International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 16, 2001
Japan: November 19, 2001 (Tokyo FILMeX)
Colombia: November 23, 2001
Spain: November 23, 2001
Greece: November 23, 2001
Switzerland: November 29, 2001 (German speaking region)
Czech Republic: December 6, 2001 (premiere)
Turkey: December 7, 2001
Czech Republic: December 13, 2001
United States: December 14, 2001 (New York City, New York)
Netherlands: December 20, 2001
Germany: January 3, 2002
Argentina: January 10, 2002
Japan: January 12, 2002 (Tokyo)
Peru: January 17, 2002
Denmark: January 18, 2002
Poland: January 25, 2002
Sweden: January 26, 2002 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Sweden: February 1, 2002
United States: February 1, 2002
Serbia: February 4, 2002 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Malaysia: February 28, 2002
South Korea: March 1, 2002
Australia: March 28, 2002
United States: April 4, 2002 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Singapore: April 11, 2002 (opening film, Singapore International Film Festival)
Mexico: May 1, 2002
Slovenia: July 21, 2004
Hungary: January 23, 2006 (TV premiere)
Israel: July 11, 2013 (Jerusalem Film Festival)

Awards

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