When She Hears the Bells
Original Title
Les clochettes de Kaboul- Director: Chabname Zariab
- Writer: Chabname Zariab
- Producer: Jean-Étienne Brat, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Lou Chicoteau, Tatjana Kozar, Philippe Logie, Le Pacte, Olivier Père
CGiii Comment
As Kabul falls to the Taliban, a widow risks everything to rescue a group of boys and reclaim their future.
Set in Kabul, as Taliban forces take hold of the city, “When She Hears the Bells” follows Leila, a young widow seeking a fresh start. After taking a kitchen job, she discovers a harrowing reality: the establishment secretly operates as a Bacha Bazi house, where young boys are forced to dance for powerful men and face sexual exploitation.
Driven by compassion, Leila risks everything to do what is right.
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Cast & Characters
Golshifteh Farahani ... Leila
Rohed Khan ... Milad
Sayed Hashimi ... Mahmood
Venus Nazari ... Roya
Forouzan Jamshidnejad ... Fazila
Ramsha Shafa
Azizullah Hamrah ... Haji
Zobair Padash ... Imam Rahman
Fatima Tawakkuli ... Marie