Khakestar-o-khak

Name: Khakestar-o-khak
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-01-05
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Abdul Ghani, Jawan Mard Homayoun, Sher Agah, Malik Akhlaqi, Kader Arefi

IMDb ID: tt0420715 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.2 (604 votes)

Genres: Drama

Elderly Dastaguir and his newly deaf 5-year-old grandson Yassin hitchhike and walk, but mostly walk, as they make their way to the coal mine where Dastaguir's son Murad works. Dastaguir must tell Murad that the rest of their famil...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Earth and Ashes
Sweden: Earth and Ashes
United States: Earth and Ashes
World-wide: Earth and Ashes (English)
Norway: Aske og jord
Germany: Erde und Asche
Afghanistan: Khakestar-o-khak
World-wide: Soil and Ashes (English, Alternative Title)
France: Terre et cendres
Argentina: Tierra y cenizas
Serbia: Zemlja i pepeo
Poland: Ziemia i popioły
Russia: Земля и зола
Soil and AshesRelease Date2005-01-05Runtime102 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews10Countries / RegionsAfghanistan
FranceLanguagesDari
PashtuKeywordsgrandfather grandson relationship
deaf boy
deafness
child's point of view
boyFilming LocationsPol-e-Khomri Region, AfghanistanProduction CompaniesAfghan Film
Les Films du Lendemain
France 3 CinémaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420715/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0420715.jpgUpdated At2025-06-23T06:01:53

Directors

Atiq Rahimi

Writers

Kambuzia Partovi
Atiq Rahimi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Abdul Ghani | Character: Dastaguir
Actor: Jawan Mard Homayoun | Character: Yassin
Actor: Sher Agah | Character: Actor
Actor: Malik Akhlaqi | Character: Kazim
Actor: Kader Arefi | Character: Fateh
Actor: Azim | Character: Actor
Actor: Guilda Chahverdi | Character: Zaynab
Actor: Mirza Hussein | Character: Actress
Actor: Malikdelha | Character: Rostam
Actor: Walli Tallosh | Character: Mirza Qadir

[Directors Group]
Name: Atiq Rahimi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kambuzia Partovi | Role: Writer
Name: Atiq Rahimi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Siddiq Barmak | Role: Producer
Name: Dimitri de Clercq | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Khaled Arman | Role: Composer
Name: Francesco Russo | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Éric Guichard | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Urszula Lesiak | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jean-Luc Le Floch | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Rahimi | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Atiq Rahimi | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Odile Fourquin | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Philippe Gautier | Role: Production Manager
Name: Svetlana Novak | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Vincent Canaple | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Razi Mohebi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yann Dury | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Selim Azzazi | Role: Sound Department
Name: André Rigaut | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruno Tarrière | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Claude Garnier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Florent Vassault | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Paul Barrois | Role: Production Department
Name: Feryal Mail | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Nadege Pageau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles-Edouard Renault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosemary Ricchio | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420715/videogallery/

Release Schedule

France: May 13, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Belgium: October 7, 2004 (Flanders International Film Festival)
South Korea: October 11, 2004 (Pusan International Film Festival)
France: October 14, 2004 (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival)
France: November 10, 2004 (Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival)
France: January 5, 2005
Sweden: February 1, 2005 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Serbia: March 4, 2005 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Argentina: March 12, 2005 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Norway: March 18, 2005
Hong Kong: April 3, 2005 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
United States: May 25, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Poland: July 24, 2005 (New Horizons Film Festival)
Estonia: December 2005 (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
Belgium: May 31, 2006
Russia: June 3, 2006 (Kinotavr Film Festival)

Awards

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