About: Muhazir
Director: Asad Sikandar
Country: Afghanistan
Category: Short
Runtime: 00:34:00
Muhazir – The Refugee: Based on true events, Farhad and his family are living in Iran as refugees after the war in Afghanistan. His 8 year old daughter Meena wants to go to school, but due to her circumstances and the law in Iran she is forbidden from doing so. Her father, in a desperate attempt to keep his daughter in education, begs his Iranian boss, Hajiagha to loan him some money. Hajiagha refuses and Farhad resorts to stealing the money in order to keep Meena in school.
Farhad is caught and flogged, then sent to jail. From his prison cell, Farhad arranges with his friend Ali to transport his family out of Iran so that they are able to start a new life in another country. Farhad accepts that he will most likely remain in prison for the rest of his life and persuades his wife, Rahila that there is no hope for him now and the only thing she can do, is to leave Iran and leave him with the peace of mind that they are starting a new life elsewhere.
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