Motherland Afghanistan
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-02-14
Runtime: 74 mins
Director: Sedika Mojadidi
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Motherland Afghanistan
Production Companies: Aubin Pictures, ITVS
Production Countries: United States of America
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