Dawood Hilmandi

Netherlands, Afghanistan

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2025

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97’

A son returns to face the silence of his father—once a mujahideen fighter, later a spiritual leader and poet—and through their fragile journey of reconnection, discovers that even the hardest hearts can hide the deepest longing for love.

Original title

Paikar

Chromaticity

Color

FoRM

Documentary

Screenings

DIRECTOR

Dawood Hilmandi

Dawood Hilmandi is an Afghan-born filmmaker and artist whose work probes the boundaries of cinematic form. Freedom and creativity are the twin engines of his practice, fueling a deep inquiry into the structures that shape identity and belonging. His acclaimed video essay ME MONTAGE opened the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, a testament to its innovative style.

FILMOGRAPHY

A Journey Into Zero Space (2017); Árvácska (2012)

CREDITS

DIRECTOR

Dawood Hilmandi

SCREENPLAY

Dawood Hilmandi, Mohammadreza Farzad

CAMERA

Ton Peters

EDITING

Amir Adibparvar, Coen Hagenaars

PRODUCER

Katja Draaijer, Frank Hoeve

MUSIC

Juho Nurmela

CAST

Dawood Hilmandi

PRODUCTION

BALDR Film

RIGHTS HOLDER

Taskovski Films

financial support
International partners
Main partners and sponsors
Hospitality Partners
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