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Midnight Traveler

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Directed by Hassan Fazili
Produced by Su Kim and Emelie Mahdavian
Written by Emelie Mahdavian
With: Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, and Fatima Hossaini
Editing: Emelie Mahdavian
Music: Gretchen Jude
Runtime: 88 min
Release Date: 18 September 2019
Color: Color
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A beautiful first-person documentary about an Afghan family who must flee their home when the Taliban puts a bounty on the father's head. Dramatic and tense, but Fazili and Mahdavian also capture the simple monotony and frustration of the refugee experience.