The Opium of Talibans

The Opium of Talibans
The Opium of Talibans
Directed by	Olivier Weber and François Margolin
Written by	Olivier Weber
Produced by	Odyssée, Margo Films, Sylicone
Cinematography	François Margolin and Olivier Weber
Edited by	Emmanuelle Castro
Distributed by	Margo Films
Release date	October 2001;
Running time	92 minutes
Languages	English; French; Pashto; Persian

The Opium of Talibans (French: L'opium des talibans) is a 2001 French documentary film and road movie written and directed by Olivier Weber and François Margolin, dealing with the effects of the talibans rule in Afghanistan. It premiered at the 2001 FIPA Festival, and received the Special Prize at the 14th edition of the Festival.^[1]^[2]

Overview

Through interviews with locals, militants, taliban commanders, the film discusses the effects of the introduction of the fundamentalism in Afghanistan.^[3] The film also dwells at length, and sometimes with humor, on hypocrisy of this regime, dealing with drugs, opium and heroin. As Mollah Akhunzada, member of the taliban government, says in the film: the talibans send drugs and poisons to other peoples of the planet and non-Muslims. The film shows also the threat on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, threatened by talibans and Al Qaida militants and then destroyed.

Awards

2001 The International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels in French) FIPA Special Film Award
2001 Award Premis Actual 2001 of the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation (CCRTV, Spain)^[4]

References

^ "Olivier Weber : personnalités et actu cinéma – Challenges.fr". toutlecine.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.
^ International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels in French)
^ Développement, Solixis. "Documentaire L'opium des talibans-Margo Cinéma". margocinema.com.
^ "Circom Report". Circom-regional.eu. 2001. Retrieved 2017-01-08.