A Letter to the President
Film poster
Directed byRoya Sadat
Written byRoya Sadat
Produced byAziz Deldar
Roya Sadat
StarringLeena Alam
CinematographyBehrooz Badrooj
Edited byAhmad Farid Farahmand
Razi Kashi
Music byZabih Mahdi
Release date
  • 7 August 2017 (2017-08-07) (Locarno)
CountryAfghanistan
LanguageDari

A Letter to the President is a 2017 Afghan drama film directed by Roya Sadat. It was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

Plot

Soraya, a low-level government official, is imprisoned when she defends a woman from village lords. Behind bars, she writes the Afghan President for help.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Fratter, Patrick (26 September 2017). "Afghanistan Sends 'A Letter' to Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

External links


Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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