Producer
A couple receives a letter of eviction: they must leave their home in Trento within 60 days. They are two political refugees: he is Afghan and she is of Iranian origin. They have a 10-year-old son, Sepanta, who grew up in Italy, and has no memory of his grandparents, either paternal or maternal. They decide to dedicate these 60 days to their son, to offer him a different idea of home, and thus undertake a journey to his mother's native country. But an unexpected event upsets the plans.
Razi
A couple receives a letter of eviction: they must leave their home in Trento within 60 days. They are two political refugees: he is Afghan and she is of Iranian origin. They have a 10-year-old son, Sepanta, who grew up in Italy, and has no memory of his grandparents, either paternal or maternal. They decide to dedicate these 60 days to their son, to offer him a different idea of home, and thus undertake a journey to his mother's native country. But an unexpected event upsets the plans.
Himself
Documentary showing the backstage of production of Samira Makhmalbaf's film Panj É Asr(At Five in the Afternoon), in Kabul, after the fall of the Taliban regime. Everything was recorded with a small digital camera by Samira's 14-year-old sister Hana.
Assistant Director
Bajo el opresivo régimen talibán, la madre de una muchacha de 12 años, médico de profesión, pierde su empleo en un hospital y las dos mujeres, así como la abuela, se convierten en auténticas prisioneras en su propia casa, ya que no pueden abandonarla sin un «acompañante legal» y tienen prohibido trabajar fuera para ganarse la vida. La madre y la abuela urden un plan: le cortarán el pelo a la chica y cambiarán su indumentaria, para que parezca un muchacho. Asustada ante la posibilidad de que se descubra su secreto, la joven –que ha adoptado el nombre de Osama– empieza a trabajar para un tendero del vecindario, que fue amigo de su padre. Pero pronto llega a la edad de tener que acudir a la escuela islámica, y allí será más difícil ocultar su verdadera identidad.
The Poet
Tras la caída del régimen talibán en Afganistán, se reabrieron las escuelas para las mujeres. Una de ellas pretende dedicarse a la política e incluso llegar a ser algún día presidenta de la República. Pero el burka, las tradiciones y el régimen machista siguen profundamente anclados en la vida social del país.
