Frontrunner (ON DEMAND)
DIRECTED BY - Virginia Williams
IndiePix Price: $3.99
RUNTIME - 90 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2008
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
COUNTRY - Afghanistan
LANGUAGE - English, Pashtu, Dari
SUBTITLES - English
ATTRIBUTES - Color, Stereo
GENRES - documentary, international
Film Info
The setting: Afghanistan's first democratic election ever. In the aftermath of 9/11, America's military might has set the stage. But who will determine the fate of democracy in Afghanistan?
"Vote for the mother," Dr. Massouda Jalal shouts to the crowd.
FrontRunner tells the heroic story of this medical doctor and mother of three. As a children's advocate, she defied the murderous Taliban regime. Now, she boldly runs for president - the only woman in a field of 17 candidates. In a dramatic turn of events, she holds the fate of the country's first presidential election in her own hands.
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FESTIVALS
- Independent Film Festival of Boston 2008 (Boston, United States)
- Jackson Hole Film Festival 2008 (Jackson Hole, United States)
- Miami International Film Festival 2008 (Miami, United States)
- Newport Beach Film Festival 2008 (Newport Beach, United States)
- Slamdance Film Festival 2008 (Park City, United States)
- United Nations Association Film Festival 2008 (Stanford, United States)
- Wisconsin Film Festival 2008 (Madison, United States)
Press
"FRONTRUNNER is the story of a woman who took the first fragile promise of democracy in Afghanistan, and dared to run for President. Her story is irresistible. Her courage is contagious."
- Gloria Steinem
"Massouda's candidacy is all about change."
-CNN
