Post-Taliban Kabul is seen by way of the eyes of a Czech bride on this new movie from acclaimed animation director Michaela Pavlátová, who was Oscar nominated in 1993 for her quick movie Phrases Phrases Phrases. Tailored from a novel by conflict journalist Petra Procházková, the Golden Globe-nominated movie boasts hanging visuals, however lacks the sort of emotional authenticity that might elevate it past a sob story.
When Herra meets Nazir throughout their college days within the Czech Republic, it's love at first sight. Their relationship leads Herra to Afghanistan the place the pair marry and stay with Nazir’s household. The tradition shock comes swift: Herra has a troublesome time adjusting to her stay-at-home existence and the harassment that she endures as a western lady in Kabul. Whereas Nazir’s grandfather is liberal and understanding, his brother-in-law Kaiz bodily abuses his spouse, and forces his daughter to marry towards her will. When the couple start working at an American base, Herra is surprised to see Nazir succumb to the affect of conventional patriarchal values.
Whereas My Sunny Maad makes an attempt to keep up a fragile steadiness in its portrayal of Afghan society, the movie affords so little perception into the interiority of its characters that they find yourself as little greater than stereotypes. It's also uncertain of its tone; a scene of home violence, for instance, is lumped right into a collection of lighthearted every day vignettes, as if abuse is merely a unusual truth of life in Kabul. Even Maad, a homeless boy with particular wants who's adopted by Herra and Nazir, looks like an afterthought, regardless that his title types the movie’s title.
The animation is nice sufficient, however I discovered myself eager for one thing like Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, which succeeds in being essential of oppressive cultural practices with out flattening its characters into political speaking factors.
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