Official uk trailer for fun the prince of nothingwood. Kronlund also captures the moment a new film is conceived with his repertory cast of equally eccentric actors. He has been making films tirelessly for over thirty years, despite the countrys difficult ongoing war. The scene in shaheens film where ali, in skirt and burqa, plays shaheens mother and laments her sons vocation as a dancer and an artist, comes with an obvious resonance for qurban himself, giving him a platform to explore the taboo of an identity frowned upon by a distinctly homophobic society. That trip is an opportunity for us to get to know shaheen, a real movie buff who has been making z movies tirelessly. Nothingwood 2017 1h 25min documentary 14 june 2017 france french documentarist sonia kronlund follows actor and director salim shaheen, an afghan movie star who produced more than 110 lowbudget movies in a country devastated by war. Approximately one hundred kilometers from kabul, saleem shahin, the most popular and productive actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, arrives to shoot his 111th movie armed with his regular ensemble of actors, as well as an impressive collection of eccentric characters. A hundred kilometres away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. Salim shaheen, dubbed the ed wood of afghanistan, comes to an area near kabul to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. There is video footage of real dead bodies with bloody injuries, sustained during bombings. Actordirector salim shaheen, left, with collaborator qurban ali, who make odd couple magic in sonia kronlund s the prince of nothingwood. Film of the week, riveting and hilarious mark kermode, the observer. Watch the prince of nothingwood in streaming on chili.
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The prince of nothingwood a darklyamusing french documentary about a film director who risks his life in afghanistan delights kevin maher. The prince of nothingwood watch streaming online justwatch. This documentary follows salim shaheen also known as the prince of nothingwood, who is the most popular and successful actordirectorproducer in afghanistan. The prince of nothingwood synopsis on a trip to the kabul area, salim shaheen decides to shoot his next project while he is there. The female foreign gaze is sensitive enough to celebrate the primordial and puerile qualities of local cinema without patronising it. Over the past thirty years he has been tirelessly making. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer ov with french subs.
The prince of nothingwood 2017 on a trip to the kabul area, salim shaheen, a prolific filmmaker from afghanistan, shows several of his 110 films and, decides to shoot his next project while he. Buy cinema tickets for the prince of nothingwood bfi. Unfortunately the program is not yet known for this day. The prince of nothingwood 2017 british board of film. In this film, hes followed while making his 111th feature in a breezy oneweek shoot. The prince of nothingwood is released nationwide on 15 th december 2017 watch the trailer for the prince of nothingwood here. December 18, 2017 although a tiny bit repetitive, prince of nothingwood thrives on the vibrancy of its personal portraits. The prince of nothingwood asks you to consider some difficult questions even as it. And he should know, for salim shaheen is its most prolific moviemaker. Amber wilkinson even if the facts are fiction, you still get the sense of a man who is driven, at least in part, by an urge to bring some sort of happiness by shooting film rather than bullets. Afghanistans most prolific director literally puts his life on the line to make movies, as seen in this. This largerthanlife, ed woodesque character, bred on indian cinema and greeted by adoring fans wherever he goes, smuggles his war bmovies into town. The prince of nothingwood full movie watch online, stream or. The prince of nothingwood screened as part of the london film.
Brief extracts from action films directed by the documentarys. Vertigo releasing has debuted an official uk trailer for a documentary titled the prince of nothingwood, which premiered at the cannes film. The strange film king of afghanistan sonia kronlunds documentary on the afghan filmmaker salim shaheen is full of vibrant personal portraits. Watch the prince of nothingwood prime video amazon uk. The prince of nothingwood is an extraordinary documentary about the man who spends his life making his childhood dreams come true. French documentarist sonia kronlund follows actor and director salim shaheen, an afghan movie star who produced. About 100 kilometers from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actorproducer of afghanistan, came to screen some of his 110 films and shoot.
Sonia kronlunds touching and often hilarious debut, this educative, crowdpleasing documentary screened to acclaim in directors fortnight at cannes 2017. Nothingwood describes the status, according to this films central figure, of the afghan film industry. Sonia kronlunds film the prince of nothingwood will be entering the uk cinemas this early winter. Filmmaker sonia kronlund has made this funny and affectionate documentary portrait of veteran afghan movie mogul salim shaheen.
A fascinating character study of a man who became smitten by cinema as a child, this is also a portrait of a country that has been at war for more than thirty years. Salim shaheen is the prince of nothingwood, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan. Determined to finally tell a positive story, she followed the selfproclaimed prince of nothingwood around the country as he worked on his latest project a film about his escapades. Despite appearing in the movie and even speaking a little bit of dari the local farsi dialect, sonia keeps her distance most of the time. Sonia kronlund, france, germany, 86 mins, 2017, documentary. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer. Its a rare pleasure to discover a film like the prince of nothingwood that not only serves as a brilliant character portrait but also introduces the audience so thoroughly to a region as complex as the problems its mired in. Nothingwood bande annonce documentaire cannes 2017. He is the prince of an industry he calls nothingwood a hollywood that must make do with nothing at all.
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