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Hollywoodgate (12A)

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A group of men sit in a large outdoor seated area, in white desert robes.

Director Ibrahim Nash’at spends a year inside Afghanistan following the Taliban as they take possession of the cache America left behind in this eye-opening documentary. 

Hollywoodgate picks up where the rest of the world left off, in the immediate aftermath of the United States’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

Days after the last U.S. plane leaves Afghan soil, the Taliban—now in control of the country—enter an American base in Kabul called Hollywood Gate, reputed to have been a secret CIA station. There they find a portion of the over $7 billion in sophisticated American weaponry left in the country: numerous small arms and munitions, jet fighters, Black Hawk helicopters, and other military equipment. 

Nash’at, an Egyptian journalist, risks his life to show audiences what life under Taliban rule really looks like. From the producers of Navalny.

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2023 Afghanistan Ibrahim Nash'at 92 min 

Languages: Pashto, Dari & English with English subtitles

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