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| Netflix | Release Date: November 11, 2022 |
Starring:
Zarifa Ghafari
Movie Facts:
- Streaming on Netflix beginning November 16, 2022.
Summary:
At 26, Zarifa Ghafari, became one of Afghanistan's first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. Filmed over two turbulent years, the film documents her personal battle for survival as her country unravels.
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Nov 16, 2022
Scenes with her family members — especially her younger sisters — reflect a people growing more disenchanted with the state of affairs. The interviews with the Taliban — which grow repetitive and often feel like part of a different project entirely — contextualize the group’s ambitions and increased brazenness. In Her Hands starts to resemble a high-stakes drama in tone and style.
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Nov 18, 2022
We don’t learn much about how the government or politics work in Afghanistan; and there’s very little in the way of historical background. But by giving a voice both to Ghafari and — in a few scattered scenes — her fierce opposition, In Her Hands does capture with direct immediacy how hard it can be to loosen up a culture with a tradition of rigidity.
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Nov 16, 2022
The documentary is so outwardly focused, so intended for Western audiences, that it barely transcends the nature of a Wikipedia page, afraid to push back or to show anything that might complicate the notion of what a female leader has to do either to get work done or to be respected (or ideally both).
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Nov 16, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
Particularly underwhelming due to the absence of complexity. Yes we get a good depiction of Zarifa Ghafari's work, but the rest of the context is entirely missing.
I understand the documentary is fixated on her, but that doesn't mean more information wasn't needed.
I understand the documentary is fixated on her, but that doesn't mean more information wasn't needed.
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