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| Directed by | Ibrahim Nash’at |
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| Cinematography | Ibrahim Nash'at |
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| Music by | Volker Bertelmann |
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| Distributed by | Fourth Act Film |
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Hollywoodgate is a 2023 German-American documentary film written and directed by Ibrahim Nash'at. It premiered out of competition at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 19, 2024.
The film was shot in over a year, [1] and it chronicles the daily life in Afghanistan of Taliban air force commander Mawlawi Mansour, and one of his soldiers, the fundamentalist M.J. Mukhtar, following the American withdrawal from Afghanistan. [2]
The film premiered out of competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. [3] [4] [5] [6] It was later screened at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, [7] the 2023 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, [8] the 2024 Jeonju International Film Festival, [9] the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival, [10] the 2024 Sheffield International Documentary Festival, [11] the 2024 Filmfest München [12] and is set to premiere in the 2024 New Zealand International Film Festival. [13]
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 19, 2024. [14] It is set to be released in the regions of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from August 30, 2024 where the Dubai based distributer Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired distribution rights. [15]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 83% approval rating based on 12 reviews. [16]
The film was named as the winners of "The Golden Eye" from the 2023 Zurich Film Festival, [17] the "Full Frame Grand Jury Award" from the 2024 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, [18] the "AFF Feature Documentary Award" from the 2023 Adelaide Film Festival [19] "The Fipresci Prize" from the 2023 El Gouna Film Festival, and also received the top honors of El Gouna Gold Star for Documentry Film. [20]
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