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Meanderings #304: "Kandahar" and Good Intentions
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There is something wonderful in the notion that the new film "Kandahar" (2023) attempts to give us a more nuanced, multi-faceted, look at Afghanistan, the surrounding nations, and the world at large. It is admirable, particularly when we have such a strong tendency to flatten alternate perspectives on the big screen. What doesn't work as well here is the execution. Today we look at both.
100 episodes
Manage episode 373766339 series 1178715
There is something wonderful in the notion that the new film "Kandahar" (2023) attempts to give us a more nuanced, multi-faceted, look at Afghanistan, the surrounding nations, and the world at large. It is admirable, particularly when we have such a strong tendency to flatten alternate perspectives on the big screen. What doesn't work as well here is the execution. Today we look at both.
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