Kabullywood

Afghanistan 2016 Sikandar and Shab are finalyear art students at Kabul University both with a thirst for life Amidst the ruins of wartorn Kabul the couple and their friends spot an abandoned cinema which miraculously survived 30 years of war As an act of resistance against the looming return of fundamentalism a bold dream is enacted and renovation work on the cinema begins Serious problems soon arise the withdrawal of powerful family support the targeting of Shab by her extremist brother an auto accident and a calamitous fire Undaunted Sikandar continues to pursue the dream