United States of Afghanistan

Overview

A "dogumentary", made according to Lars von Trier's Dogme rules for documentaries. Completely unprepared Pål Hollender and his friend-with-a-death-wish, Swedish pop star Olle Ljungström, went to Afghanistan, wrecklessly diving into the tension building up in September 2002, the anniversary of 9/11 approaching. The result is a series of visually strong and intimate scenes from Afghanistan. The disturbing ignorance of the two friends from Sweden is as relevant as the meeting with the Afghan people and their culture.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 6, 2004

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

English, Swedish

Cast

Pål Hollender,Olle Ljungström

Director

Pål Hollender

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0454644