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

DIRECTOR

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