Midnight Traveler

Name: Midnight Traveler
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: September 18, 2019
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Fatima Hossaini, Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili

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Oscilloscope | Release Date: September 18, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Fatima Hossaini, Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili

Summary: When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee the country with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing the family’s uncertain journey firsthand, Fazili documents their harrowing trek across numerous borders revealing the danger and uncertainty facing refugees seeking asylum juxtaposed withWhen the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee the country with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing the family’s uncertain journey firsthand, Fazili documents their harrowing trek across numerous borders revealing the danger and uncertainty facing refugees seeking asylum juxtaposed with the unbreakable love shared amongst the family on the run.… Expand

Director: Hassan Fazili

Genre(s): War, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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The Playlist Gary Garrison

Apr 18, 2019

Midnight Traveler is a brutally honest film about the hardship and inhumanity a family endures and their bravery, love, hope, and, above all else, desire to control their own fate. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Apr 18, 2019

Shot on three mobile phones, Fazili’s Midnight Traveler is a documentary that feels like a modern-day message in a bottle, an urgent appeal for help from a family that’s still searching for a home. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Apr 18, 2019

A call to action, a sobering first-hand look at the grueling ordeals refugees face, a story of love persevering against all odds, and a visceral, real-life thriller, Midnight Traveler is a unique cinematic experience that will hopefully snap us all to reality. Read full review

Caryn James

Apr 18, 2019

Cinematically modest but full of social and political urgency. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 16, 2020

A powerful, personal piece of work. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Oct 2, 2019

Midnight Traveler gets the bulk of its humanity from little Zahra and Nargis. The resilience of children is often amazing, and near the end of the film, when they play in the snow for the first time, you get a glimpse of hope for their futures. Read full review

Jenny Nulf

Oct 9, 2019

What makes Midnight Traveler distinct from its counterparts is that it follows filmmaker Hassan Fazili’s own family, and the intimacy he’s able to capture over the life spans of three iPhones makes his documentary more tender and honest and immediate. Read full review

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andrea_daley

Sep 22, 2019

An interesting movie about what happens to little people when their nation becomes a pawn in the game of global empire building. In the 80s, the USSR was embroiled in horrific war there. It was US's turn since 2003. Many Afghans, caught between the Taliban and US imperialists, foundAn interesting movie about what happens to little people when their nation becomes a pawn in the game of global empire building. In the 80s, the USSR was embroiled in horrific war there. It was US's turn since 2003. Many Afghans, caught between the Taliban and US imperialists, found themselves in a No Man's Land.… Expand

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