

At Five in the Afternoon
Nogreh is a young Afghan woman living with her father and her sister-in-law, Leylomah, whose husband, Akhtar, is missing. Beyond the issue of Akhtar, Leylomah is most concerned with how to feed her baby. She cannot provide milk for her baby as her own hunger is preventing her from lactating. Nogreh, however, aspires toward a life in a western styled democracy. Although the Taliban are no longer in power in Afghanistan, traditional forces are still active in the country. Nogreh often displays signs of rebellion, such as wearing a pair of white pumps instead of the traditional slipper beneath her burqa. But mostly, Nogreh wants to be educated. Without her father's knowledge, Nogreh is attending a secular girls school. Ultimately, she wants to become President of Afghanistan. With the help of a Pakistani refugee who likes her as a woman, Nogreh tries to understand exactly what forces led to current world leaders being elected, those forces which she wants to emulate.
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- Persian
- based on novel or book
- taliban
- woman director
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United StatesUS
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival (Date Unknown, October 2, 2003 – October 16, 2003)2 Oct 2003
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival28 Oct 2003
- TheatricalPG16 Apr 2004
- PhysicalPGArtificial Eye DVD23 Aug 2004
CanadaCA
- PremiereMontréal World Film Festival1 Sept 2003
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2003
- Theatrical (limited)PG19 Sept 2003
- PremiereCinefest Sudbury International Film Festival21 Sept 2003
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1329 Nov 2007
AustriaAT
- Theatrical5 Dec 2003
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical10 Sept 2003
BrazilBR
- PremiereIndie - World Film Festival27 Aug 2006
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival9 Jul 2004
DenmarkDK
- PremiereCopenhagen International Film Festival17 Aug 2003
- Theatrical27 Feb 2004
FinlandFI
- TheatricalS18 Mar 2005
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 2003
- TheatricalTP20 Aug 2003
- PhysicalTPDVD4 May 2004
GeorgiaGE
- PremiereTbilisi International Film Festival5 Dec 2013
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At Five in the Afternoon was released on 20 August 2003.
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