This largerthanlife, ed woodesque character, bred on indian cinema and greeted by adoring fans wherever he goes, smuggles his war bmovies into town. Welcome to directing school, as taught by the irrepressible afghan filmmaker saleem shaheen. The prince of nothingwood offers a great alternative insight into afghanistan. Over the past thirty years he has been tirelessly making, starring in and distributing films despite the countrys ongoing war. Buy cinema tickets for the prince of nothingwood bfi. The prince of nothingwood 2017, directed by sonia kronlund. Accordingly, the prince of nothingwood comes with a peculiarly involuted dynamic kronlund filming shaheen filming his own story from which we get a picture of the man and his myth, two inextricably bound aspects of a filmmaker who has always built his fictions upon the foundations and ruins of his nations realities. Is the prince of nothingwood 2017 available to watch. Welcome to directing school, as taught by the irrepressible afghan film make. Details include the date it was added to uk netflix, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Watch the prince of nothingwood prime video amazon uk.
The prince of nothingwood by michael mcnulty put down the red carpet and welcome onto the world stage, afghanistans man of the hour, or so hed have you believe. All in all, the prince of nothingwood is a charming and engrossing movie. Despite appearing in the movie and even speaking a little bit of dari the local farsi dialect, sonia keeps her distance most of the time. A spanishset but usmade cartoon about a huge bull who would rather cultivate flowers than fight matadors, carlos saldanha s film is an expansion of a very short book by munro leaf. The female foreign gaze is sensitive enough to celebrate the primordial and puerile qualities of local cinema without patronising it. Six films by new and emerging female filmmakers at cannes. Heres a trailer for a movie set to land at the bfi london film festival on th october, and then in cinemas across the country on 15th december. Meet salim shaheen, the ed wood of afghanistan, and the most prolific writer actordirector youve never heard of. The prince of nothingwood loses part of its effect in. Six films by new and emerging female filmmakers at cannes 2017 the competition may have been lacklustre overall but that wasnt the case elsewhere at cannes, where the sidebars were brimming with great films by first and secondtime female directors. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer. Nothingwood describes the status, according to this films central figure, of the afghan film industry. The prince of nothingwood is a documentary about afghan filmmaker salim shaheen. Brief extracts from action films directed by the documentarys.
Nothingwood is the story of a man who spends his life making his childhood dreams come true. Salim shaheen is the prince of nothingwood, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan. On a trip to the kabul area, salim shaheen decides to shoot his next project while he is there. The prince of nothingwood trailer about a hundred kilometers away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. Even if the facts are fiction, you still get the sense of a man who is driven, at least in part, by an urge to bring some sort of happiness by shooting film rather than bullets. Film of the week, riveting and hilarious mark kermode, the observer. Sonia kronlunds engaging documentary focuses on the indomitable salim shaheen, who has made more than 100 films in wartorn. This journey in which he leads his gang of actors, each more eccentric and uncontrollable as the next, is an opportunity to get to know this great movie lover, who relentlessly makes his bgrade. Thomas gilous film rai, which she cowrote, won the golden leopard at the locarno festival in 1995. The prince of nothingwood france, germany 2017 85min. The prince of nothingwood come for the man, stay for the. This journey in which he leads his gang of actors, each more eccentric and uncontrollable as the next, is an opportunity to get to know this great movie lover, who relentlessly makes. Behold the trailer for the prince of nothingwood film. Film maker sonia kronlund has made this funny and affectionate documentary portrait of veteran afghan movie mogul salim shaheen.
The prince of nothingwood here is all the information you need about the prince of nothingwood on netflix in the uk. For all the humour and quirks, prince of nothingwood is also a film which sheds some light on the politics of filmmaking in afghanistan. French journalist sonia kronlund improvises as a director to bring. That trip is an opportunity for us to get to know shaheen, a real movie buff who has been making z movies tirelessly for more than 30 years in a country at war. Nothingwood comes from salim himself as he notes that america has hollywood, india has bollywood and, as he points to the desert around him, afghanistan has nothingwood. The prince of nothingwood screens at the 2017 bfi london film festival, and will be released in the uk on 15th december 2017. Prince of nothingwood is a fascinating watch and an insightful look behind the curtain into a world many know very little about. Determined to finally tell a positive story, she followed the selfproclaimed prince of nothingwood around the country as he worked on his latest project a film about his escapades.
Meet salim shaheen, a oneman film industry in afghanistan whose 110 and counting films are the biggest success stories of his homeland. French documentarist sonia kronlund follows actor and director salim shaheen, an afghan movie star who produced. The prince of nothingwood official uk trailer in cinemas 15 dec. Its a far more serious subject matter, but one which is never far from kronlund s camera as they travel to remote regions of afghanistan.
But its hard to remember the last time anyone introduced a character as brilliantly outrageous as the subject of the prince of nothingwood. Afghanistan s most prolific director literally puts his life on the line to make movies, as seen in this. Salim and his friends are fascinating characters, and were granted plenty of time to get to know them, and watch them do their thing. Though its a largely humorous documentary, theres a lot about the place of women in afghan society they are notable by their absence here, and how it feels to live.
Stealer of the show is qurban ali, an actor who portrays female characters in shaheens films. Salim shaheen, dubbed the ed wood of afghanistan, comes to an area near kabul to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the. The prince of nothingwood full movie watch online, stream or. About a hundred kilometers away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to. There is video footage of real dead bodies with bloody injuries, sustained during bombings. Prince of nothingwood is not only a portrait of a unique man, but of the importance of cinema too.
Afghanistans most prolific director literally puts his life on the line to make movies, as seen in this riveting and hilarious documentary. Sonia kronlund is a french documentary filmmaker who is a host and producer, since 2002, of les pieds sur terre on france culture. Salim shaheen is one of afghanistans, and perhaps the worlds, most prolific filmmakers. The indomitable and bulky shaheen, perennially giving his cast and public observers rousing pep talks and calling for a round of applause, resembles diego maradona. Bullish, bombastic and undeniably charismatic, shaheen is a oneman film industry.
Seventy miles from kabul, salim shaheen, afghanistans most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer has come to show some of his 110 films and to shoot his 111th while hes there. Kronlund, who is the voice behind the longrunning public radio program les pieds sur terre a sort of french cousin to this american life, chronicles her. In the right light hes a dead ringer for lateera brando. Regarder en hd about a hundred kilometers away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. The prince of nothingwood a hundred kilometers away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process.
It was an incredibly risky film to make, so kronlund and her crew should be commended for that. He looks like a latterday brando if he dressed like tony manero, and has all the candowhateverthecircumstances enthusiasm of ed wood. Screening at the london film festival from tomorrow until sunday is director sonia kronlunds documentary, the prince of nothingwood. Amber wilkinson even if the facts are fiction, you still get the sense of a man who is driven, at least in part, by an urge to bring some sort of happiness by shooting film rather than bullets. But his is a name probably not known to many outside of the middle east. A hundred kilometers from kabul, salim shaheen, a famous afghan actor, director, and producer, has come to screen some of his 110 films and shoot the 111th. The prince of nothingwood letterboxd your life in film.
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