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A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award-nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.
Original Release
03/21/2019
US Release
07/24/2019
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fazula | Self - schoolteacher |
| Hasiba | Self - schoolteacher |
| Yaldash Mir-Habibullah | Self - student |
| Rostam Mir-Mohammed-Ullah | Self - student |
| Sohrab Mir-Safiullah | Self - student |
| Faiz Mohammed | Self - school principal |
| Nik Mohammed | Self - schoolteacher |
| Sayed Muqaddas-Saies | Self - schoolteacher |
| Nabiullah | Self - student |
| Rogul | Self - school custodian |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Fazula | Self - schoolteacher |
| Hasiba | Self - schoolteacher |
| Yaldash Mir-Habibullah | Self - student |
| Rostam Mir-Mohammed-Ullah | Self - student |
| Sohrab Mir-Safiullah | Self - student |
| Faiz Mohammed | Self - school principal |
| Nik Mohammed | Self - schoolteacher |
| Sayed Muqaddas-Saies | Self - schoolteacher |
| Nabiullah | Self - student |
| Rogul | Self - school custodian |
| Sita | Self - student |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Danny Glover | Executive Producer |
| Susan Rockefeller | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Sanderson | Executive Producer |
| Lara Sanderson | Executive Producer |
| Anatoly Savin | Executive Producer |
| Basil Shadid | Executive Producer |
| Tony Tabatznik | Executive Producer |
| Joslyn Barnes | Producer |
| Torstein Grude | Producer |
| James Longley | Producer |
| Signe Byrge Sørensen | Producer |
Editors
