When She Hears the Bells (2026)
Synopsis
Afghanistan, summer 2021. As the Taliban gradually seize control of the country, Leila, a young widow, arrives in Kabul. She begins working in a kitchen that she discovers is part of a Bacha Bazi house. Very young, androgynous boys there dance dressed as women before audiences of men. She meets Tamim, a Bacha whom she decides to help. She will try to save other young boys and leave the country before the city falls.
Release Date: 2026-11-18
Runtime: 83 minutes
Director: Chabname Zariab
Top Cast
- Golshifteh Farahani as Leila
- Rohed Khan as Milad
- Sayed Hashimi as Mahmood
- Azizullah Hamrah as Haji
- Zobair Padash as Imam Rahman
- Forouzan Jamshidnejad as Fazila
- Venus Nazari as Roya
- Fatima Tawakkuli as Marie
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