” Yak, do, say, harakat! ” (“One, two, three, action!”), Max yells in Dari, the director. On a street in Kabul, Afghan shooting team takes the limelight of a television series of feminist inspiration, something never seen in Afghanistan.
Shereen, the main character, comes in. Buying ago in a small street bazaar in Kabul. But her husband, possessive and brutal man grabs. The woman, who struggle for emancipation, rebels and explodes an altercation.
In the ‘Shereen’s law’, which will be broadcast by the end of year show, Shereen is 36 and educates her three children, combining his career as court clerk in a court in Kabul. Not only that, the protagonist fighting corruption, harassment, rape and attempts to divorce the man she was forced to marry.
More than 13 years after the fall of the Taliban, never had made a number well in this conservative country.
The casting has not been easy, and many players balked by the script. One of the actresses who played lawyer friend of Shereen had to resign because of opposition from her husband. Another actor who portrayed a corrupt judge, threw in the towel for fear pressures
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Apart from outdoor scenes The team rolls in a building belonging to the producer. Has not neglected any detail, from the portrait of President Ashraf Ghani in the room that serves court or office decor Shereen.
The series attacked the Afghan judicial system, where the issue of corruption is pervasive. According to a study of Asia Foundation, 55% of people who go to court had to deal with bribery, making this the most corrupt institution in front of the police and army.
The 12 episodes of 45 minutes is it produced by Tolo TV, launched in 2004 thanks largely to foreign funding.
“It is perhaps the first series of its kind in Afghanistan speaks of women” says Leena Alam, who plays Shereen. “I think it is time (…) to educate people and give them information so directly as does Shereen” says
A position that has a price. “It’s a little dangerous “says Leena Alam.
” Yesterday we were shooting outside. When yell action, I forget everything (…) and I hope the next shot. But I’m always afraid someone throw me acid or stabs me ” confesses
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The director and screenwriter Max Walker, an Australian working in Afghanistan, claims to have taken precautions to avoid drawing attention of conservative mullahs.
“has been examined much the script and throughout history to ensure that addresses these issues, without being brutal or offensive to the point that the series is withdrawn,” explains .
The Taliban regime (1996-2001) forbade television, but today 58% of households have at least one television, according Asia Foundation.
Television can play a role in advancing the rights of women in this country.
“For better or for worse, television allowed to move some lines on forced marriages, and probably also about the violence inflicted women and within families, “says Anne Jasim Falher, director of the ATR advice in Kabul.
Masud Sanjer, director of programming Moby, Tolo parent group, is clear “Sometimes you have to break down barriers and do things that give voice to women”
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