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About the film In the era when the name of Taliban and Afghanistan became popular and the overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan became a global issue, many even Western politicians and analysts did not know what Afghanistan was like and what the Taliban's goals were. In the days when no images of the Taliban and Afghanistan could be seen outside, suddenly the name of a movie became popular all over the world. Mohsen Makhmalbaf, a well-known Iranian filmmaker, before the events of September 11, 2001, made the name of the Taliban and Afghanistan popular. Bindazd made the film 'Journey to Kandahar' about ignorance and war and the conditions of women and displaced people in Afghanistan and depicted the dangers of fundamentalism and its spread in this region of the world. Safar Kandahar was made in 1379, it was made near the border of Iran and Afghanistan and it was shown for the first time three months before the 11th of September 2001 and suddenly after the incident of the 11th of September it was strongly noticed by the world community. Political officials of the world sat down to see this film and hundreds of cinemas in different cities of the world showed the film to the common people. 'Journey to Kandahar' also shone in film festivals and brought many awards to its creator. In 2005, this film was chosen by Time magazine as one of the top 100 films in the history of world cinema. The film is a poetic picture of the social system of Afghanistan during the period of Taliban rule. The feature of the film 'Kandahar Journey' is a picture of the suffering of the Afghan people during the period of the spread of fundamentalism in the region. A film different from other films that Mohsen Makhmalbaf had made up to that time, with poetic images and in many parts, at the same time, documentary-like. In this film, the filmmaker has used the modern storytelling method to tell his story and has depicted the issue of women's restrictions, ethnic differences, poverty and war in the life of Afghans in the form of a soul's journey to his land. An image that in its time introduced the world to a place called Afghanistan and the issue of religious fundamentalism. Instagram: / bbcpersian Facebook: / bbcpersian Our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/ Twitter: / bbcpersian #BBCPersian