A Letter from Kabul

A Letter from Kabul

A Letter from Kabul

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A Letter from Kabul

1987

0h 42m

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TV Movie

Overview

The nine-year-old Mahmud writes a letter to his 'friends in distant countries' and reports on life in Kabul during the years of the Afghan revolution and counter-revolution.

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Československá televize

Československá televízia Bratislava

Cast & Crew

1 member

Acting

Ľubomír Roman

Narrator (Voice)

Ľubomír Roman

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