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Motherland Afghanistan(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-02-14
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Time: 1h 14m
Nearly one in seven Afghan women die in childbirth.
Overview:
Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the United States' invasion of the region. In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, many women are willing to travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Motherland Afghanistan
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Terrence Howard
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Video Trailer Motherland Afghanistan
Video: Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS
Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS
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Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS - Trailer
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