Motherland Afghanistan

Motherland Afghanistan

2007
1h 14min

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.

Motherland Afghanistan

Storyline

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.
    Released
    14 February 2007
    Runtime
    1h 14min
    Director
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Aubin Pictures, ITVS
Cast