Ya Allah i will never complain to you ever again. Forgive me if i have done it in my past. This movie broke my heart into a million pieces. I have been to Kabul, i have walked in those streets. My Muslim brothers living through hell in our neighborhood. I am in my thirties and i cried so much that my sleeves are still wet. If any Afghan is reading my comment, i want you to know that i love you and pray for things to get better. Ameen
When movies in the rest of the world other than Afghanistan are increasingly becoming frivolous dealing with lighter aspects of life, it is heartening to see Afghan movies are serious and deal with life and death questions involving faith, politics and human values. The movie and its protagonist, Yakub, have been handled with great feeling and depth by the director, photographer and the principal actor. Salaam to all of them and one only hopes the sad and besieged land of Afghanistan find satisfactory answers to the questions to the long-term benefit and peace of Afghanistan and its people.
Afghanistan has a long history of wars, Afghanistan has longer history of peace, culture and tolerance, a fantastic movie that shows Afghanistan at the crossroads. May there be peace and happiness in Afghanistan.
I am an Indian. I saw this movie , it is a masterpiece. Indian cinema can learn from this, because we are making stupid movies today .great acting ,screenplay and cinematography ,thanks afghan cinema.
Jannat is so dear to these young Muslim, they don't see the harm they cause their parents and the families of those deceased. What kind of selfishness fills them!
The ending really crushed me. The way he was so protective over the apples, clinging to the hope that they'd somehow lead him to his son, was heartbreaking. When he finally realized he’d never see him again, that hope shattered. His desperation to give the apples away after that felt like a desperate attempt to hold onto some sense of purpose or gratitude. The emotional shift from holding onto hope to the painful acceptance of loss was devastating and really stayed with me.