Escape from Taliban : a true story / ESC Films ; director, Ujjal Chatterjee ; story, Sushmita Banerjee ; dialogues, Shubrajyoti ; producers, Ashok Khemka, Vijay Nopany.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Chatterjee, Ujjal.

Koirala, Manisha.

Bandyopādhyāẏa, Susmitā.

ESC Films.

Language:

Bengali

English

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Feature films.

Muslim women--Afghanistan--Drama.

Muslim women.

Politics and government.

Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001--Drama.

Afghanistan.

Bandyopādhyāẏa, Susmitā--Film adaptations.

Bandyopādhyāẏa, Susmitā.

Genre:

Feature films.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Film adaptations.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Secaucus, NJ : Eros International, [2002?]

Language Note:

Indian government certificate in opening frames say this is Hindi language version; other libraries' cataloging says it is Bengali; at least one review says it is predominantly Pashtu dialogue; subtitles all in English.

System Details:

DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

digital

optical

surround

Dolby digital 5.1

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"A riveting drama that confronts the unspeakable truth of Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban." -- container.

Participant:

Manisha Koirala, Nawab Khan, Ferozeh, Vineeta Mallik, Prithvi Zutshi, Jahangir Khan, Benika.

Credits:

Cinematography, Vivek Banerjee; editor, Ujjal Nandi; music, Babul Bose; lyrics, Mehboob.

Notes:

Based on the autobiographical novel Kabulioẏālāra Bāṅāli bau / by Susmitā Bandyopādhyāẏa.

Videodisc release of an Indian motion picture. Release date unclear: container has copyright date 2000; Indian government certificate gives release date as 2002; reviews for subtitled English language version appear in U.S. or U.K. newspapers in 2003 and 2004.

Related Work:

Bandyopādhyāẏa, Susmitā. Kabulioẏālāra Bāṅāli bau.

OCLC:

52983324

Publisher Number:

DVD-E 746 Platinum Eros International