When She Hears the Bells (2026)
Afghanistan, summer 2021. As the Taliban gradually seize control of the country, Leila, a young widow, arrives in Kabul. She begins working in a kitchen that she discovers is part of a Bacha Bazi house. Very young, androgynous boys there dance dressed as women before audiences of men. She meets Tamim, a Bacha whom she decides to help. She will try to save other young boys and leave the country before the city falls.
Director:
Chabname Zariab
Writers:
Chabname Zariab, Parande Zariab.
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Golshifteh Farahani as Leila |
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Rohed Khan as Milad |
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Sayed Hashimi as Mahmood |
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Azizullah Hamrah as Haji |
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Zobair Padash as Imam Rahman |
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Forouzan Jamshidnejad as Fazila |
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Venus Nazari as Roya |
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Fatima Tawakkuli as Marie |
| Directing | Chabname Zariab | Director |
| Writing | Chabname Zariab | Screenplay |
| Writing | Parande Zariab | Screenplay |
| Art | Kaoutar Haddioui | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bouchra Elouali | Costume Designer |
| Production | Sandie Galan Perez | Casting Director |
| Production | Philippe Logie | Associate Producer |
| Production | Meryem Hamdi | Production Manager |
| Editing | Xavier Sirven | Editor |
| Editing | Julie Duclaux | Editor |
| Editing | Héloïse Pelloquet | Editor |
| Production | Jean-Etienne Brat | Producer |
| Production | Lou Chicoteau | Producer |
| Production | Jacques-Henri Bronckart | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tatjana Kozar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Olivier Père | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Maxence Dussère | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Franck Muller | Production Design |
| Directing | Benjamin Blanc | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Édouard Partoes | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Affaf Mamdouh | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Lucie Maxin | Set Designer |
| Sound | Marc Alberisio | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Julien Baissat | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Quentin Collette | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Gérain | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Olivier Guillaume | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Anais Letiexhe | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Lana Limar | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dennis Meersman | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Roland Voglaire | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mohamed Waaziz | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Tony Botella | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Guiot | VFX Artist |
| Crew | Brahim Ait Ben Azzouz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Wassim El Maslouhi | Electrician |
| Camera | Mohamed El Oirdi | Key Grip |
| Crew | Achraf Hamdi | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Khalid Ouihya | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Mariam Dequidt | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Enzo Schiro | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Noureddine Dang | Property Master |
