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CCA 5 Friday 16th October
Stone Silence
Krzysztof Kopczynski
Poland 2007 / 51 Mins
In April 2005 the
world heard the news that in the village of Spingul in Northern Afghanistan, a
29 year-old woman has been publicly stoned for adultery. Her name was Amina.
The story of this powerful documentary begins five years before the event, when Amina was given away by her family to be married to Muhammad. In Afghanistan arranged marriages are common. Fortunately Amina and Muhammad had been neighbors growing up and knew one another well. After the wedding, Muhammad left his new bride to find work in Iran. Amina lived alone.
Then Karim appeared in her life. Drawn to each other, they started meeting in secret- but in the clay houses of Spingul there is no room for clandestine activities. The two were eventually caught together and accused of violating the law.
This engrossing film chronicles their affair, trial and punishment with piercing candour. Amina dies, though no one pleads guilty. Despite being sentenced, her
mother and father are set free. They live as if nothing has happened. The family of Karim leaves the village out of fear of revenge. Karim gets beaten and escapes into the mountains. Will Karim's parents have the courage to say what really happened? Will their son be found?
Stone Silence
Krzysztof Kopczynski
Poland 2007 / 51 Mins
In April 2005 the
world heard the news that in the village of Spingul in Northern Afghanistan, a
29 year-old woman has been publicly stoned for adultery. Her name was Amina.
The story of this powerful documentary begins five years before the event, when Amina was given away by her family to be married to Muhammad. In Afghanistan arranged marriages are common. Fortunately Amina and Muhammad had been neighbors growing up and knew one another well. After the wedding, Muhammad left his new bride to find work in Iran. Amina lived alone.
Then Karim appeared in her life. Drawn to each other, they started meeting in secret- but in the clay houses of Spingul there is no room for clandestine activities. The two were eventually caught together and accused of violating the law.
This engrossing film chronicles their affair, trial and punishment with piercing candour. Amina dies, though no one pleads guilty. Despite being sentenced, her
mother and father are set free. They live as if nothing has happened. The family of Karim leaves the village out of fear of revenge. Karim gets beaten and escapes into the mountains. Will Karim's parents have the courage to say what really happened? Will their son be found?
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