Qadir- An Afghan Ulysses
Director Anneta Papathanassiou
Countries
Duration 79 min
Synopsis
Returning home. This is the journey of Qadir, an Afghan refugee who came to Greece after the Taliban invaded his town. He returns home 9 years later, searching for his family but his emotions are mixed: besides the joy, there is anxiety and even fear. The country is destroyed and is trying to re-construct itself. The Taliban are still there threatening with suicide bombers. The poverty, the insecurity and the Government’s failure to offer its people even the basics, worry Qadir. What will his decision be when he finds his family? Will he stay in Afghanistan or return to Greece? He is torn between two worlds, the East and the West. Qadir is a Ulysses of our time.
Returning home. This is the journey of Qadir, an Afghan refugee who came to Greece after the Taliban invaded his town. He returns home 9 years later, searching for his family but his emotions are mixed: besides the joy, there is anxiety and even fear. The country is destroyed and is trying to re-construct itself. The Taliban are still there threatening with suicide bombers. The poverty, the insecurity and the Government’s failure to offer its people even the basics, worry Qadir. What will his decision be when he finds his family? Will he stay in Afghanistan or return to Greece? He is torn between two worlds, the East and the West. Qadir is a Ulysses of our time.