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When She Hears the Bells

2026-11-18 83 min

Afghanistan, summer 2021. As the Taliban gradually seize control of the country, Leila, a young widow, arrives in Kabul. She begins working in a kitchen that she discovers is part of a Bacha Bazi house. Very young, androgynous boys there dance dressed as women before audiences of men. She meets Tamim, a Bacha whom she decides to help. She will try to save other young boys and leave the country before the city falls.

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Golshifteh Farahani
Golshifteh Farahani
Leila
Rohed Khan
Rohed Khan
Milad
Sayed Hashimi
Mahmood
Azizullah Hamrah
Haji
Zobair Padash
Imam Rahman
Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Fazila
Venus Nazari
Roya
Fatima Tawakkuli
Marie
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