Motherland Afghanistan poster

Motherland Afghanistan(2007)

Nearly one in seven Afghan women die in childbirth.

    Overview

    Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the United States' invasion of the region. In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, many women are willing to travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional.

    Status:Released
    Release Date:Feb 14, 2007
    Runtime: 1h 14m

    Director:

    Sedika Mojadidi

    Top Cast

    Terrence Howard

    Terrence Howard

    Narrator

    Nafisa Mojadidi

    Nafisa Mojadidi

    Herself

    Qudrat Mojadidi

    Qudrat Mojadidi

    Himself

    Sedika Mojadidi

    Sedika Mojadidi

    Herself

    Official Videos

    Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS

    Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS

    Independent Lens 'MOTHERLAND AFGHANISTAN' | Preview | PBS

    Independent Lens 'MOTHERLAND AFGHANISTAN' | Preview | PBS

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