When She Hears the Bells

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2026 · 83 min · Drama · Action

Overview

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.

Directed by Chabname Zariab

Cast

• Golshifteh Farahani — Leila
• Rohed Khan — Milad
• Sayed Hashimi — Mahmood
• Azizullah Hamrah — Haji
• Zobair Padash — Imam Rahman