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Motherland Afghanistan
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Motherland Afghanistan

"Nearly one in seven Afghan women die in childbirth."

Release2007
Runtime1h 14m

Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the United States' invasion of the region. In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, many women are willing to travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional.

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Original Language

en

Release Date

February 14, 2007

Popularity

1

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Aubin Pictures

Aubin Pictures

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ITVS

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