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Watandar, My Countryman
2022
1 h 7 mins
PG
HD
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director:
Jolyon Hoff
cast:
Muzafar Ali
Nici Cumpston
Ken Dadleh
Country:
Australia
When Muzafar decides to photograph descendants of Afghan camel drivers, it strengthens his own understanding of his Afghan-Australian identity. Indigenous, Colonial and Immigrant all at once. His experience as a former Afghan-Hazara refugee, combined with his wisdom and charisma, also presents a rare opportunity to re-examine Australia’s colonial history.
Watandar, My Countryman touches on some of Australia's and indeed the world’s biggest geopolitical stories, including; the relationship between colonial, ancient and immigrant Australians, our treatment of refugees, the division between the world’s dominant religions, the success and or lack of success of the international forces in Afghanistan, and the power of individuals to create change.
When Muzafar decides to photograph descendants of Afghan camel drivers, it strengthens his own understanding of his Afghan-Australian identity. Indigenous, Colonial and Immigrant all at once. His experience as a former Afghan-Hazara refugee, combined with his wisdom and charisma, also presents a rare opportunity to re-examine Australia’s colonial history....
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