Karim Asir, the Afghan Charlie Chaplin, in the midst of bombs and disasters, gives performances using laughter as his only weapon. When the Taliban takeover, Karim is threatened with death. After a series of adversities, he manages to arrive in Greece. We follow his life adventure, and through his story, we explore the issue of laughter – in Afghanistan and beyond.
Laughing in Afghanistan
Laughing in Afghanistan
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25th TiDF: World Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
| Available at the Agora Market TiDF25 |
- Direction: Anneta Papathanassiou
- Script: Anneta Papathanassiou
- Cinematography: Dimitris Kordelas
- Editing: Chronis Theocharis
- Sound: Alexandros Sakellariou
- Production: TopCut – Modiano
- Producers: Mikes Modiano, Photini Economopoulou
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Greece
- Production Year: 2022
- Duration: 90'
- Contact: TopCut-Modiano (Photini Economopoulou, f.economopoulou@gmail.com)
Anneta Papathanassiou
Filmography
2003 Living is Cool
2005 After the Tsunami – Sumatra (short)
2008 Qadir, an Afghan Ulysses
2011 The Nymphs of Hindu Kush
2014 Playing with Fire
2018 Europe, the Dream
2022 Laughing in Afghanistan
2005 After the Tsunami – Sumatra (short)
2008 Qadir, an Afghan Ulysses
2011 The Nymphs of Hindu Kush
2014 Playing with Fire
2018 Europe, the Dream
2022 Laughing in Afghanistan
