At Five in the Afternoon

Year: 2003

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: Persian

Director: Samira Makhmalbaf

Drama

Nogreh, a young Afghan woman, lives with her father and sister‑in‑law Leylomah, whose husband is missing and who struggles to feed her baby. Nogreh dreams of a western‑style democracy, rebels by wearing white pumps under her burqa, and secretly attends a secular girls’ school. She aspires to become Afghanistan’s president, seeking guidance from a Pakistani refugee.

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