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A Dream for Kabul

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Additional authors: National Film Board of Canada. | InformAction Films Inc.
Published by : National Film Board of Canada ; | InformAction Films Inc., (Montreal : | Montreal :) Physical details: 1 streaming video file (82 min.) : digital, stereo, sd., col.
Subject(s): War, Conflict and Peace. | Children and Youth. | Families. | Developing Countries. | Social Issues. | Humanitarian assistance -- Afghanistan | Kabul (Afghanistan) | Shiratori, Haruhiro -- World Trade Center -- Attacks of September 11, 2001 (United States) -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Afghan children -- Violence -- Construction -- Cultural centres -- Quests -- Voyages of initiation -- Sons -- Dead people
Year: 2008
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Québec Studio. ;A InformAction production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada with the financial participation of the Canadian Television Fund, CTF; the Québec - Film and Television Tax Credit - Gestion SODEC; the SODEC - Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - Québec; the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and Rogers Documentary Fund.

Participation, Haruhiro Shiratori, Kisho Kurokawa, Yasuhiro Nakajima, Zabiullah Naseeri, Ihsanullah, Tomoko Shiratori ; researcher/writer/director, Philippe Baylaucq ; editing, Dominique Sicotte ; camera, Philippe Lavalette, Philippe Baylaucq ; sound, Richard Lavoie ; composer, Robert Marcel Lepage ; recording/mix, Robert Langlois ; archival research, Françoise de La Cressonnière ; consultant, Kimi Amano, Daniel Desmarais ; sound designer/sound editing, Benoît Dame ; sound editing, Patrick Rioux ; voice, Christian Allard ; mix, Luc Léger ; archival research, Catherine Drolet ; producer, Nathalie Barton, Yves Bisaillon, Patricia Bergeron.


In 2001, Haruhiro Shiratori lost his only child and son in the World Trade Center attacks. Instead of isolating himself in grief, he decided to visit Afghanistan, speak to the people and try to end the cycle of violence. Over four years and on three continents, Philippe Baylaucq filmed the quest of this Japanese Don Quixote in his dream of building a cultural centre for the children of Kabul.

Everywhere he goes, Shiratori speaks about the disasters the Afghan children have undergone. He preaches, persuades and relentlessly fund-raises with admirable determination. The film is the twin story of a humanist project ambushed by problems and a father seeking reconciliation with his dead son.

Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: G.

CHV rating: G.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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