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A devoted soldier of the Taliban's ideology that has shaped his destiny since birth, Samim (23) struggles between the alluring promises of martyrdom and the mundanity of his daily existence as a husband and farmer. Samim's younger brother, Rafi (14), idolizes his big brother as he navigates the confusion of adolescence, leaving behind playfulness to enter a world shaped by decades of military intervention and resulting radicalization.
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[Venice '25] From the perspective of a young Taliban soldier, his daily life is framed by religious indoctrination, praying and surrendering to the possibility of martyrdom, like a suicide who achieves enlightenment through sacrifice. But it is above all his relationship with his younger brother, Rafi, age 14, that presents a perverse reflection of childhood brainwashing. We can understand Samim's radicalization through the description of Rafi's daily life, constantly subjected to narratives of violence and a religious doctrine based on destruction and sacrifice. The film explores the essence of fanaticism.