Afghanistan: Women’s Impossible Journey
PREMIERE

Friday 10 October – 3.45 pm

Afghanistan: Women’s Impossible Journey
Premiere

A film by Marine Courtade and Mortaza Behboudi
Arte Reportage, produced by Kraken Films

Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, women have seen their freedoms steadily eroded. They are effectively imprisoned, to the point where their only desire is to leave the country or, in some cases, to commit suicide.
But even when their dream of exile is strong, the journey to another country seems impossible.
Western embassies are closed in Kabul, women must be accompanied by a male family member to travel within the country, they need enough money to settle elsewhere and wait for visas that take months to arrive, and universities impose conditions that are not always clear. These women’s hopes are often dashed. And their living conditions in Afghanistan remain appalling. This report by Marine Courtade and Mortaza Behboudi was filmed in France and Afghanistan, among the very few who have succeeded and those who cling to the idea of leaving. Today, it is very difficult to obtain a press visa, as the Taliban distribute them sparingly. Marine Courtade therefore travelled there on a tourist visa and filmed every image clandestinely, using a mobile phone. This is how she was able to meet Marwa, Shakiba and Hanifa and follow them as they try to take steps to keep their hopes alive.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Marine Courtade and Mortaza Behboudi

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Halle Ô Grains
66, rue Saint Jean
Free Admission
Duration : 25 min