Writing Hawa

2024 • 1h 24m • Documentary

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Persian

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About the film

A film by Najiba Noori & Ali Rasul Noori

France, The Netherlands, Afghanistan, Qatar, 2025, 84 min

Farsi, English spoken with various subtitles

Forced into marriage as a child, Hawa learns to read and write when she's 52. With the support of her daughter, the filmmaker, she even opens a small textile business. However, with the return of the Taliban to power, her dreams, along with those of her daughter and granddaughter, are shattered as they face new struggles.

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The film Writing Hawa kickstarts an impact campaign that unites the Afghan diaspora and (other) decision-makers to change the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan. https://www.share-doc.org/d/82001/writing-hawa

Director

Najiba Noori, Ali Rasul Noori

Producer

Christian Popp, Hasse van Nunen

Awards & recognition

IDFA

Winner Fipresci Award, International comp., Best First Feature Award nom.

FIFDH

Winner Youth Jury Award

One World Prague

Winner Audience Award

It's All True Festival