A list of notable films produced in Afghanistan.
The highest grossing Afghan film is Osama (2003) with over $3,800,000 from a budget of only $46,000.
1930s–1970s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1939Laila Majnoon Mir Hamza Shinwari Rafiqe Ghaznawi, Habib Jan Drama 1960New ray Mir Hamza Shinwari 1964 Like An EagleFaiz Mohammad KhairzadaNajia Hamidi, Saeed Bibi Naqi, Wali Ahmad Khairkhowah, Zahir Howaida 1963Tiga Mir Hamza Shinwari Umer Daraz 1968Roz Garan DramaMusic Composition: Hangama, Ustad Arman & Ustad Nangyalai 1969Talabgar Khaliq AlilKhan Aqa Sarwari, Rasol Maimuna, Rafiq Sadeq, Habiba Askar Black comedy, dramaMusic Group: Rukhshana, Ustad Nangyalai 1970Yousuf Khan aw Sherbano Aziz Shamim Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan, Saqi DramaIMDbSandar Gharai Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan, Naemat Sarhadi Kala Khazan Kala Bahar Jamil Ahmad Aman 1971Andarz e Mother Khaliq Alil Mahbobah Jabbari, Mohammad Nazir, Ghazal Saeed Drama 1972Aalaqa Ghair Khaliq Alil 1974Rabia Balkhi,Khaliq Alil, Toryali Shafaq, Abdullah Shadan, Mohamed Nazir, Daoud Farani DramaRoz Hai Dushwar Wali Latifi Wali Latifi, Hamid Jalil, Shazia, Farida Drama 1975Mojasema Ha May KhandandEng. Latif Ahmadi Zakia Kohzad, Youssof Kohzad, Abdullah Khamosh, Mohammad Jan Goran 1978Siamoi wa Jallali Abbas Shaban Faqeer Nabi 1979Mardara Qawl Ast Saeed Orokzai Saeed Orokzai, Adela Adim, Wali Talash, Amin Rahimi Romance, Drama
1980s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1980Shekaste MahaseraFaqeer Nabi Nassir Aziz, Qadir Farrukh, Salam Sangi, Azizullah Hadaf, Asad Tajzai, Shakila, Faqeer Nabi Dehkada ha Bidar MaishawandKhaliq Alil Nassir Aziz, Sahera Hazem, Qadir Farrukh, Azizullah Hadaf KhakestarSaeed OrokzaiAbdullah Samadi, Homa Mostamandi, Amin Rahimidrama, crimeAktare MaskharaEng. Latif Ahmadi Nassir Aziz, Faqeer Nabi, Ibrahim Tughyan, Baseera, Khatera black comedy 1981GunahEng. Latif Ahmadi Salam Sangi Janayat KaranToryali Shafaq Ghulam IshqToryali Shafaq Khana 555 GharatgaraAbbas Shaban 1982Faraar Eng. Latif Ahmadi Nassir Aziz, Fareema, Shakila, Mahrefat Shah, Asadullah Aram, Anwar Rezaye, Khorshid 1983Tabistan Garm KabulAli Khamraev, Wali Latifi 1984Hamasa e IshqEng. Latif AhmadiAsadullah Aram, Qader Farukh, Sabera, Arash, Habib Zelgai, Yasamin Yarmal 1985Saboore Sarbaz Eng. Latif Ahmadi Nassir Aziz, Saboor Toofan, Ibrahim Tughyan, Jawansher Haidari war, dramaRoya Fahim Sadozai, Hashmat Khan 1986Parenda haye Mahajir Eng. Latif Ahmadi Nassir Aziz, Nehmat Arash, Asadullah Aram, Qadir Farrukh, Adela Adim Begana Barmak Salam Sangi, Adela Adim, Ibrahim Tughyan, Zaher Garandi, Ghulam Baloch, Hamayon Paeiz 1987Parinda ha e Mohajir Eng. Latif Ahmadi 1988De Kondai Zoi Mamnoon Maqsoodi 1989Dukhter baa perahan safid Baabaa Jawansher HaidariSalam Sangi, Asadullah Aram, Wali Talash, Naheed, Akram Khurami
1990s–2010s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1990GumashtanEngineer Ahmed Latif Saboor Toofan, Qader Faroskh, Nemat Arash, Habib Zilgai, Lina Sayeh Nacir AlqasYasamin Yarmal Uruj Siddiq Barmak 2000In Foreign LandHafiz AsefiSalam Sangi, Leena Alam 2003OsamaSiddiq BarmakMarina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader 2004Earth and Ashes Atiq Rahimi Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival 2006Zolykha's Secret Horace ShansabHamida Refah, Zubaida Sahar, Gholam Farouq Baraki, Marina Golbahari Mystery, Horror, DramaScreened at the Palm Springs International Film Society 200816 Days in Afghanistan Anwar Hajher co-production by United States and IndiaKabuli KidBarmak Akram Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Valéry Schatz, Amélie Glenn Drama Produced in France; screened at the 65th Venice International Film FestivalOpium WarSiddiq Barmak Peter Bussian, Marina Golbahari, Joe Suba, Fawad Samani Black comedy Opened at the Rome Film Festival, where it won the Golden Marc'Aurelio Critics' Award for Best Film 2012Buzkashi BoysSam French Fawad Mohammadi, Jawanmard Paiz, Wali Talash Drama/Action short film 85th Academy Awards – Nominated for: Best Live Action Short Film Buz-e-Chini Abbas Ali Hussain Ali Yousafi Animated Dedicated to Hussain Ali Yousafi as it was released after his assassination 2013WajmaBarmak Akram Wazhma Bahar, Mustafa Abdulsatar, Haji Gul Aser, Breshna BaharDramaNominated to Sundance 2014A Few Cubic Meters of LoveJamshid Mahmoudi Hasiba EbrahimiRomanceKorengalSebastian JungerDocumentaryThe Hornet's NestDavid Salzberg, Christian TureaudDocumentary 2015No WomanYama Rauf Noor Jamal, Habibullah Nikzad Experimental/Arthouse short film 2017Black Kite Leena Alam, Haji Gul Aser| A Letter to the President Leena Alam, Mamnoon Maqsoodi| Faceless Ali Akbar Kamal Humayoon Shams Khan, Rahmatullah Khostai, Farahnaz Nawab Action First Afghan superhero film 2019JirgaBenjamin Gilmour Amir Shah Talash, Sam Smith, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad Drama film Toronto Film Festival –
See also Cinema of Afghanistan List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cinema of Central Asia
References
External links Afghan film at the Internet Movie Database