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The Taliban (Pashto: طالبان), alternative spelling Taleban, (ṭālibān, meaning "students" in Pashto) is an Islamist militant and political group that ruled large parts of Afghanistan and its capital, Kabul, as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from September 1996 until October 2001. It gained diplomatic recognition from three states: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The main leader of the Taliban movement is Mullah Mohammed Omar, and Kandahar is considered the birthplace of the Taliban.
While in power, it enforced its strict interpretation of Sharia law, and leading Muslims have been highly critical of the Taliban's interpretations of Islamic law. The Taliban were condemned internationally for their brutal repression of women. The majority of their leaders were influenced by Deobandi fundamentalism, and many also strictly follow the social and cultural norm called Pashtunwali. The Taliban movement is primarily made up of members belonging to Pashtun tribes, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.
Actors: Laurent Lucas (actor), Pascal Elbé (actor), Patrick Gimenez (producer), Patrick Gimenez (actor), Patrick Gimenez (writer), Fabio Conversi (producer), Arnaud Henriet (actor), Frantz Richard (producer), Yannick Saillet (director), Yannick Saillet (writer), Hicham El Ghorfi (miscellaneous crew), Eric Aubrahn (actor), Eric Jacquemin (editor), Caroline Bal (actress), Vincent Crouzet (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: George Anton (editor), George Anton (actor), George Anton (producer), George Anton (producer), George Anton (writer), George Anton (composer), George Anton (director), Vitaliy Versace (producer), Vitaliy Versace (writer), Vitaliy Versace (producer), Yeena Fisher (producer), Chris Addison (actor), Linda Weaver (actress), Linda Weaver (producer), Chad Hendricks (actor),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Jamie Payton (miscellaneous crew), Grace MacLeod (miscellaneous crew), Krista Johnston (miscellaneous crew), Nick Stahl (actor), Ian Doig (miscellaneous crew), Mike Clattenburg (director), Mike Clattenburg (producer), Mike Clattenburg (writer), Vik Sahay (actor), Timothy Webber (actor), Ron Lea (actor), Lewis Black (actor), Colin Cunningham (actor), Jason Schombing (actor), Gary Levert (actor),
Plot: Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas Wright), tagging along, Luke returns to Afghanistan and intends to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds that the country is an even more dangerous place than when he left. To make matters worse, his old friend and fixer, Mateen (Stephen Lobo) has been hired away by Luke's journalistic nemesis, Imran Sahar (Vik Sahay). Soon the trip for Luke and Tom in Afghanistan turns into a surreal and perilous adventure, a journey into an alternate reality, filtered through a haze of gun smoke.
Keywords: afghanistan, character-name-in-titleActors: Libby West (actress), Lonnie 'Lono' Woodley (actor), Nicholas Acosta (editor), Miriam Korn (actress), Miriam Korn (actress), Fuad Javadov (composer), Elias Jimenes (producer), Charles Conklyn (director), Charles Conklyn (writer), Charles Conklyn (producer), Charles Conklyn (writer), Elio Mardini (actor), Araz Mammadov (actor), Elio Mardini (actor), Ceasar F. Barajas (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Short, War,Actors: Jacques Hersant (actor), Jacques Hersant (writer), Jacques Hersant (editor), Steve Lafuma (actor), Steve Lafuma (writer), Steve Lafuma (miscellaneous crew), Steve Lafuma (director), Steve Lafuma (editor), Antoine Bekourian (actor), Cédric Bouvier (actor), Erik Morin (writer), Erik Morin (writer), Gwénolé Gallou (actor), Karim Belkedah (actor), Timothé Vesque (actor),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Short,Actors: Ryan Kavanaugh (producer), Michael De Luca (producer), Mare Winningham (actress), Ken Halsband (producer), Ethan Suplee (actor), Natalie Portman (actress), Luce Rains (actor), James D. Dever (actor), Jake Gyllenhaal (actor), Navid Negahban (actor), Tobey Maguire (actor), Sam Shepard (actor), Clifton Collins Jr. (actor), Tucker Tooley (producer), Sigurjon Sighvatsson (producer),
Plot: Before leaving on his second tour in Afghanistan, Marine Captain Sam Cahill, a leader, an athlete, a good husband and father, welcomes his screw-up brother Tommy home from prison. He'd robbed a bank. In country, Sam's helicopter is shot down and all are presumed dead. Back home, while Sam wastes away as a prisoner in a remote encampment, Tommy tries to take care of the widow and her two children. While imprisoned, Sam experiences horrors unbearable, so when he's rescued and returns home, he's silent, detached, without affect, and he's convinced his wife and brother have slept together. Demons of war possess him; what will silence them?
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