
An Apple from Paradise
Seen it?2010 | 85 min | Drama, War
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Breadwinner, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A pious old man, who is a proponent of suicide attackers, comes to Kabul to visit his only son, who, after the holy war had remained in the Soviet Union. He had enrolled his son in a religious school "to study the Koran and return to the village as a Mullah". In Kabul he learns that his son had decided to become a divine suicide bomber so as to go to Heaven. The film presents two different forces of the inner world of the protagonist father: paternal feelings and the holy religious ideology. The spectator witnesses how he loses his only son and holy belief. Shot in chaotic and dirty Kabul, the film portrays the incorrect interpretation of religion and the conflict of generations.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Homayun Morowat
- Rajab Husseinov
- Hashmat Fanaei(as Hashmatullah Fanaee)
- Wali Talash
- Muhaidin Safa
- Mohamad Nabi Attai(as Mohammad Nabi Ataee)
- Hassan Agha
- Zia Ferotan
- Mir Ajmel
- Ali Mohammad
- Hakem Juya