Kandahar

Not long ago, most western moviegoers would have been hard pressed to find the city of Kandahar on a map. By the time of this film's release, much of the western world knew not only exactly where Kandahar is, but what it represents: The spiritual capital of the Taliban, the radical Islamic organization that, by the end of the 1990s, had subjugated much of Afghanistan. Under the Taliban's severe interpretation of Islamic law, life for Afghan women became not only difficult but downright dangerous. Subject to countless restrictions that prevented them from attending school, receiving proper medical care or even leaving their homes alone, many women faced the threat of ...