Earth and Ashes

Elderly Dastaguir and his newly deaf 5-year-old grandson Yassin hitchhike and walk, but mostly walk, as they make their way to the coal mine where Dastaguir's son Murad works. Dastaguir must tell Murad that the rest of their family were all killed in a recent bomb attack.

Director: Atiq Rahimi

Cast

A

Abdul Ghani

Dastaguir

J

Jawan Mard Homayoun

Yassin

W

Walli Tallosh

Mirza Quadir

G

Guilda Chahverdi

Zaynab

K

Kader Arefi

Gardien de la guérite

Malik Akhlaqi

Ghafar

S

Sher Agah

A

Azim