Earth and Ashes

Directed by Atiq Rahimi

Written by Atiq Rahimi, Kambuzia Partovi

Elderly Dastaguir and his newly deaf 5-year-old grandson Yassin hitchhike and walk, but mostly walk, as they make their way to the coal mine where Dastaguir's son Murad works. Dastaguir must tell Murad that the rest of their family were all killed in a recent bomb attack.

Cast

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Abdul Ghani

Dastaguir

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Jawan Mard Homayoun

Yassin

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Wali Talash

Mirza Qadir (as Walli Tallosh)

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Guilda Chahverdi

Zaynab / Woman in a Chadri

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Mirza Hussein

Amro

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Kader Aria

Fateh

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Sher Agah

Sharmaad

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Azim

The Caravanner

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Vakhill Saheb

Mine Director

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Roheba Azim

Young Girl

Malik Akhlaqi

Ghafar

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Malikdelha

Rostam