Land and Dust

In the 1980s, the Central Asian country Afghanistan was caught in continuous war. The country was devastated and its people displaced. The ruthless bombing destroyed the village and home of the old man Dastago (Abdul Ghani). Almost all his relatives were killed. Only his 5-year-old grandson Yasin (Jawan Mard Homayoun) survived, but he was also deafened by the explosion. The old man endured his grief and took his grandson to a distant mining area to look for his son and tell him about the bad luck that had befallen his family. The dead are long gone, but the living still have to toil and toil on the long road... This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by director Atiq Rahimi, and won the Best Director Award and the Jury Award at the 2004 Bratislava International Film Festival in Slovakia, and the Regard at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Original Award, Best Director Award at the 2004 Ghent Port International Film Festival, Silver Spur Award at the 2005 Flanders International Film Festival in Belgium, Best Film and Best Actor Award (Abdul Ghani) at the 6th India Asian Film Festival.