• The Sun Behind the Moon (Kandahar) (2001) - Iranian Movies Month.

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The Sun Behind the Moon (Kandahar) - The film is based on a partly true, partly fictionalized story of a successful Afghan-Canadian, played by Nelofer Pazira, who returns to Afghanistan after receiving a letter from Dyana, her lifelong girl friend who was left behind when the family escaped, that she plans on committing suicide on the last solar eclipse of the millennium.

Its original Afghan title is Safar-e Ghandehar, which means "Journey to Kandahar", and it is alternatively known as The Sun Behind the Moon.

Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf Run Time: 85 mins

Accolades: Kandahar won Makhmalbaf the Federico Fellini Prize from UNESCO in 2001, and is one of the "All-Time" 100 Movies by the periodical Time.

Introduction - 10 mins The movie starts at 7:10 PM 20 minutes post-screening discussion