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Released 22 years ago.
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Earth and Ashes
2004 1h 45m PS
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5.9
MID
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7.1
IMDB
★5.9TMDB · 11★7.1IMDB · 610
Drama
Synopsis
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Elderly Dastaguir and his newly deaf 5-year-old grandson Yassin hitchhike and walk, but mostly walk, as they make their way to the coal mine where Dastaguir's son Murad works. Dastaguir must tell Murad that the rest of their family were all killed in a recent bomb attack.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Abdul Ghani
Dastaguir
Jawan Mard Homayoun
Yassin
Wali Talash
Mirza Qadir (as Walli Tallosh)
Guilda Chahverdi
Zaynab / Woman in a Chadri
Mirza Hussein
Amro
Kader Aria
Fateh
Sher Agah
Sharmaad
Azim
The Caravanner
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Atiq Rahimi
- Writers
- Kambuzia Partovi
- Languages
- Persian, Pushto
- Countries
- Afghanistan, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Persian, Pushto.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Afghanistan, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Atiq Rahimi, shot by Éric Guichard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Khaled Arman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Urszula Lesiak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Abdul Ghani and Jawan Mard Homayoun and Wali Talash carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0420715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Atiq Rahimi directs. Éric Guichard behind the camera. Khaled Arman scores. Urszula Lesiak cuts. Produced in Afghanistan, France. Dialogue in Persian, Pushto.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Persian, Pushto.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Afghanistan, France.
- 4Directed by Atiq Rahimi, shot by Éric Guichard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Khaled Arman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Urszula Lesiak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Abdul Ghani and Jawan Mard Homayoun and Wali Talash carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0420715 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "fire", "civil war", "parent child relationship", "grandparent grandchild relationship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Éric Guichard
- Original score
- Khaled Arman
- Editing
- Urszula Lesiak
- Sound
- André Rigaut
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- PS
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 · 610 votes
Awards
10 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
Atiq Rahimi
Production companies
Who made it
- AF
Afghanfilm
AF
- LE
Les Films du Lendemain
FR
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- NovelAtiq Rahimi
- EditorUrszula Lesiak
- ProducerDimitri de Clercq
- Sound DesignerAndré Rigaut
- Art DirectionJean-Luc Le Floch
- Sound EditorSelim Azzazi
- Sound MixerBruno Tarrière
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- fire
- civil war
- parent child relationship
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- deaf
- afghanistan
- glory
- powder
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-05-13
Also known as
International titles
- Soil and AshesUS
- 阿公帶我回家TW
- Terre et cendresFR
