Firedancer (2003)
1h 19m
Running Time
May 9, 2003Release Date
Plot.
For centuries the Afghan people threw back all invaders. But in 1979, the Russians invaded with planes and tanks. 5 million Afghans fled the country. 300,000 lucky ones made it to North America. They escaped the Russians but not themselves. This film depicts the lives of the members of two families in New York.
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Cast & Crew.
Baktash Zaher
Haris
Mariam Weiss
Laila
Yunis Azizi
Rustum
Samira Cameron
Zohra
Bud Gardner
Cinematography
Ashok Nanda
Director
Wayne Sharpe
Original Music Composer
Jawed Wassel
Director
Details.
Wiki.
Fire Dancer is a 2002 film directed by an Afghan-American, Jawed Wassel. It was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award.