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When Pomegranates Howl

A rich new work from the streets of Kabul

6.8(4)20211h 23m1

Shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi’s (My Tehran For Sale) outstanding new feature is in the tradition of the great child-centred works of the 1980s when filmmakers such as Kiarostami, Panahi and Amir Naderi (to whom this film is dedicated) were putting Iranian cinema in the forefront of world production. 9-year-old Hewad is an irrepressible, street-smart kid who is energetically working every angle, hustling everything from pomegranate juice to amulets to protection from the evil eye. His real ambition is to be a movie star, and this comes a step closer when he meets an Australian photographer. But in a city where every family has a member who has been “martyred,” the streets are as perilous as they are vivid. Australia’s recent involvement with Afghanistan has been mixed, to say the best. The deeply-felt humanism of this film might just be our most effective contribution to that troubled country.

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Status
Released
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Language
English

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Afghanistan, Australia

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMAdelaide Film Festival16 Oct 2020
    • PremiereMMelbourne International Film Festival14 Aug 2021
    • TheatricalM18 Nov 2021
    • Digital / OTTM1 Sept 2022
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Digital / OTTM1 Sept 2022
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Theatrical (limited)Fribourg International Film Festival19 Mar 2022

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When Pomegranates Howl was released on 18 November 2021.

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