Heart of Asia (Afghanistan)
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This Russian documentary offered tantalizing glimpses of Afghanistan, which in 1929 was still one of the few heavily-populated areas in the world where the residents continued to live as they did in the Middle Ages. A progressive new leader named Amnullah tries to "Westernize" the country, meeting plenty of resistance from native reactionaries.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1929-02-26
Runtime: 65 mins
Director: Vladimir Yerofeyev
Spoken language: Pусский
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Heart of Asia (Afghanistan)
Production Companies: Sovkino
Production Countries: Soviet Union
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