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SAJJAD

This is the sound of a beautiful
feeling in our hearts

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SAJJAD

I'm always listening
to this song!

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ALISHAH

Yes. It's great

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SAJJAD

It has a lovely feeling to it

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MAN

No, it should go forward

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MAN

Please push it. Push, push it

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SAJJAD

Skiing is a brand new
sport in Afghanistan

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SAJJAD

Most people in Afghanistan have
never even heard of skiing

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SAJJAD

There are no lifts
or ski runs...

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SAJJAD

...and we have to walk to
the top of the mountain

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SAJJAD

It takes four hours
just to go up...

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SAJJAD

...and only four minutes
to come down again

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ALISHAH

The feeling in the mountains is
the same anywhere you go

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ALISHAH

We don’t think about who is up
here or what ethnicity they have

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ALISHAH

...we are just living the sport.
We are enjoying training

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[JOYFUL SHOUTS]

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

People thought that he'd gone
mad, slipping on the snow

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

"He is slipping on the snow. 
It's so fast. What is he doing?"

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

These two boys started the
whole thing in Bamyan

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10:04:00:03

ALISHAH'S DAD

- Hello.
- Hello. Come in

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ALISHAH

Sajjad and I have been
skiing for three years

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ALISHAH

We started when some Westerners
came for adventure tours here...

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ALISHAH

...and bought skis with them

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ALISHAH

They said, "let's help the people
here do winter sports too."

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ALISHAH

One of the Westerners was a
journalist, Christoph Zürcher

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ALISHAH

Christoph came up with the idea
of sending Sajjad and me...

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ALISHAH

...to Europe to learn ski racing

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CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

At first, it was just a funny
idea. Nothing more

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CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Other people my age
buy expensive cars

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CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

But I'm investing in
two Afghan skiers

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ALISHAH

We found out that no Afghan
has ever competed...

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ALISHAH

...in the Winter Olympics
for any sport

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ALISHAH

So Christoph and some
of his friends...

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ALISHAH

...are paying for us to spend
four winters training...

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ALISHAH

...for the Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz, Switzerland

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SAJJAD

When I'm there, please don't
call me up every night!

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

No, once in the morning
and then again at night

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

As soon as you get a
phone, I will call you

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SAJJAD

We have a proverb saying chance
knocks on your door once

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SAJJAD

I got my chance when Cristoph
came to Bamyan

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CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Hey!

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CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

So, how are you?

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SAJJAD

We prepared just like
we do in Bamyan

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SAJJAD

The other skiers only had
helmets with them

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SAJJAD

We brought an extra helmet
and a bag of drinks

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SAJJAD

We didn't know there were shops
and restaurants on the mountain

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ALISHAH

Ah great! You know the piste
here for the first time...

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ALISHAH

...skiing on the piste

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ALISHAH

Really it's fast. It's much more
different than powder

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[SINGING]

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ALISHAH

Now I realise how
difficult it is

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ALISHAH

...to learn skiing
in Afghanistan

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ALISHAH

You lose all your
energy, you know?

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ALISHAH

Up the hill, you know?

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ALISHAH

And down the hill, you
just go like kind of....

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ALISHAH

Yeah. For the first run is ok,
you enjoy a little bit, but...

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ALISHAH

...second and third run, there's
not the energy any more...

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ALISHAH

...to do better skiing

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ALWIN GANZ

And two more. Starts
to get tiring now

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ALWIN GANZ

One. Two

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ALWIN GANZ

Get these muscles going here

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ALWIN GANZ

I have to be honest,
I was surprised

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ALWIN GANZ

The level was much lower
than I'd expected

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ALWIN GANZ

They're aiming for a
very ambitious goal

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ALWIN GANZ

Aiming for Olympic slalom or
giant slalom is very ambitious

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ALWIN GANZ

There are many strong racers...

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ALWIN GANZ

...who've been training every
winter since childhood

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ALWIN GANZ

Whether they'll make it or not,
unfortunately I can't say

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[YELP]

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ALWIN GANZ

Just roll over. Yay!

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[WIND HOWLS]

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ALISHAH

At first, we felt like we were
in a completely different world

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ALISHAH

But after a few days training,
we started getting used to it

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10:10:17:19

ALISHAH

We got used to the chairlifts,
the city and the restaurants

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COMMENTATOR

So St Moritz, are we
having a good time?

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SAJJAD

Wow, wow

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SAJJAD

It's amazing!

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SAJJAD

Men and women play together.
One is a man, next is a woman

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SAJJAD

It's just like a movie

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COMMENTATOR

Give the man a
round of applause

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COMMENTATOR

That was great, a
round of applause

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10:11:17:20

ANDREAS HANNI

Turn. Release. Turn

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10:11:21:11

ALISHAH

Good news never comes
out of Afghanistan

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ALISHAH

If we can create one story
of hope and positivity...

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ALISHAH

...it could have a huge
effect on our people

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10:11:47:19

ANDREAS HANNI

Good

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ANDREAS HANNI

Making good progress

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ANDREAS HANNI

Especially the last three
weeks I would say

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ANDREAS HANNI

Right?

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ALISHAH

Yeah

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ANDREAS HANNI

We still have a long way to go
for the Olympics

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10:12:03:07

ANDREAS HANNI

That's for sure

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10:12:05:19

ANDREAS HANNI

But trying to do our best

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SAJJAD

How are things in Kabul?

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SAJJAD

Have there been any
explosions recently?

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SAJJAD

ISIS is in some parts, right?

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SAJJAD

You know I'm coming home
on Wednesday, right?

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SAJJAD

If you need anything, tell me.
I will bring it back for you

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10:12:53:00

[TRAIN DOORS OPEN]

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I've performed many
rituals for you

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

Whatever I can do,
I do it for you

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I've sacrificed chickens, sheep
and whatever I'm able to

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I do it to ask God for my son
to improve and be healthy

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

If I had any animals, I would
slaughter them all for you

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

Every day I'd slaughter one, but
I have none, so what can I do?

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I am very happy that
my son is competing

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SAJJAD'S MOTHER

Sometimes I think he should just
stay there and have a good life...

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10:14:06:23

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

...but then I couldn't
live without him

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10:14:11:09

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I need him to stay here
with the family

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10:14:31:23

SAJJAD

Actually, I like my life
here in Bamyan

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10:14:36:06

SAJJAD

Life is always challenging,
especially in Afghanistan...

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SAJJAD

...but we have to smile

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[LAUGHING]

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SAJJAD

I'm really happy that we
are smiling always

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MEN

One, two, three

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10:15:07:20

MAN

- Using the left hand is a foul
- Yeah, keep going

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10:15:12:06

MAN

- Hey guys, move away
- Ok, here is good

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10:15:15:06

MAN

It didn't go as far as mine

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SAJJAD

I love this place from the
depth of my heart

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SAJJAD

Even the name Bamyan

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10:15:33:01

SAJJAD

People say that Bamyan means
the brightest place in the world...

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SAJJAD

...where the light shines
on the mountains

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10:15:43:20

SAJJAD

Bamyan should be called
heaven on earth

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10:15:55:16

ALISHAH

The only thing people ever
say about Afghanistan is...

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10:15:59:14

ALISHAH

...about the Taliban, or ISIS...

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10:16:04:11

ALISHAH

...and the tribal wars between
Pashtuns, Tajiks and Hazaras

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10:16:11:00

ALISHAH

I'm sad as there's so much in
Afghanistan that's ignored

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10:16:17:19

[HORSES HOOVES AND MEN SHOUTING]

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ALISHAH

Don't you have a referee?

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10:16:46:13

ALISHAH

Isn't there one?

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10:16:51:23

ALISHAH

Give me a horse, and I will
referee. Then see who cheats!

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10:16:58:12

ALISHAH

It's just like a sport they have
there. They call it polo

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10:17:06:06

ALISHAH

They ride horses on the snow and
use a stick to hit a ball...

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10:17:09:00

ALISHAH

...and here we have
goat dragging

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BARBER

How was it over there?

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BARBER/ALISHAH

- Did you go to their barbers?
- Yes, I did

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ALISHAH

When you go there, first
they wash your hair

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ALISHAH

There's a place for
washing your hair

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10:17:47:16

ALISHAH

At the end they wash
your hair again...

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10:17:54:03

ALISHAH

...and there are magazines
and newspapers to read

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BARBER

They must have great facilities

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ALISHAH

Yes, they do

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10:18:03:16

ALISHAH

I had a shampoo and a soap

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10:18:09:19

BARBER

That was the ski master, right?

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10:18:15:00

[WIND HOWLING]

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10:18:21:22

ALISHAH

The first time, I met
one Italian ski guide...

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10:18:24:04

ALISHAH

...here in my village
they were skiing here

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10:18:28:09

ALISHAH

There was a tour company organising
ski tours here in Bamyan

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10:18:30:13

ALISHAH

...and they hired one
Italian ski guide

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10:18:33:07

ALISHAH

Before, I had no idea
what ski is

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ALISHAH

I went to ask him...

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10:18:38:03

ALISHAH

What is this? They
said, "we call it ski"

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10:18:42:11

ALISHAH

Finally I ask him, "hey, can you
teach me how to do this?"

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10:18:44:08

ALISHAH

And they said, "yeah,
come to the office"

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10:18:46:16

ALISHAH

That's how I started to ski

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10:18:51:06

ALISHAH

I always wanted to
escape from farm...

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10:18:53:08

ALISHAH

...and not to do farming

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10:18:56:06

ALISHAH

I don't like farming

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10:19:06:21

[FARM NOISES]

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10:19:17:19

ALISHAH'S DAD

This is the way of life that we've
inherited from our ancestors

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10:19:20:15

ALISHAH'S DAD

Here, we find peace
in our shovels

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10:19:24:15

ALISHAH'S DAD

This is how we live

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10:19:33:16

ALISHAH'S DAD

I stopped him. I told
him not to ski...

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10:19:40:21

ALISHAH'S DAD

...but he would disappear with
his ski sticks all day long

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10:19:47:11

ALISHAH'S DAD

He could leave this prison.
He thinks he is a prisoner

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10:20:01:11

ALISHAH

I am the only educated
person in my family

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10:20:08:10

ALISHAH

At my age, my father wasn't able
to experience what I have

10:20:09:19

10:20:15:16

ALISHAH

There's a big difference between
us and the older generation

10:20:17:04

10:20:20:09

ALISHAH

They think young people don't
have the right attitude

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10:20:23:16

ALISHAH

We're meant to be following
the path of our parents...

10:20:25:01

10:20:29:04

ALISHAH

...but life has changed a lot
and they don't see it

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10:20:34:14

[MEN SHOUTING ON PHONE]

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10:20:48:10

ALISHAH

If Afghanistan wants to improve,
it can't keep living in the past

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10:20:55:06

ALISHAH

Our past is full of hate,
war and division

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10:21:03:14

ALISHAH

We, the young, must find a
new future for our country

10:21:08:00

10:21:10:19

[CHILDREN TALKING]

10:22:02:02

10:22:06:15

ALISHAH

All summer long
I dreamt of skiing

10:22:08:09

10:22:14:19

ALISHAH

Now we're back in St. Moritz
for another season

10:22:15:09

10:22:22:11

ALISHAH

Before, we weren't good enough
to compete in any races

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10:22:29:15

ALISHAH

But now, we can compete 
against professional athletes

10:22:39:15

10:22:41:15

SAJJAD

How many seconds do
you think we will lose?

10:22:41:19

10:22:43:04

ANDREAS HANNI

I don't know. We will see

10:22:43:09

10:22:43:24

SAJJAD

Guess

10:22:44:17

10:22:45:22

ANDREAS HANNI

What do you think?

10:22:46:17

10:22:49:16

SAJJAD

Er...maybe twen...thirty?

10:22:50:05

10:22:51:07

ANDREAS HANNI

Twenty seconds after two runs?

10:22:51:09

10:22:51:20

SAJJAD

Yeah

10:22:53:01

10:22:53:13

ANDREAS HANNI

We will see

10:22:54:04

10:22:56:01

ANDREAS HANNI

If you lose that much,
I would be happy

10:22:59:18

10:23:00:16

SAJJAD

I will keep you happy

10:23:01:01

10:23:01:19

ANDREAS HANNI

Okay

10:23:03:09

10:23:06:12

SAJJAD

I'm here to keep happy everybody

10:23:10:01

10:23:11:20

SAJJAD

I'm not going to crash

10:23:17:19

10:23:18:24

ANDREAS HANNI

Good luck boys

10:23:19:03

10:23:20:01

ALISHAH

Thank you

10:23:20:04

10:23:21:11

ANDREAS HANNI

Do your best

10:23:25:10

10:23:28:10

[STARTING BEEPS]

10:23:29:08

10:23:32:08

[COWBELLS]

10:23:37:02

10:23:40:02

[STARTING BEEPS]

10:23:41:10

10:23:44:10

[COWBELLS]

10:23:58:18

10:23:59:24

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Hey, you made it

10:24:00:22

10:24:04:05

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

One second faster than Alishah

10:24:05:15

10:24:06:12

ALISHAH

Made it

10:24:08:04

10:24:10:05

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Yeah, it was really bumpy.
I told you

10:24:10:08

10:24:11:12

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

But at least you made it

10:24:11:24

10:24:12:16

ALISHAH / ANDREAS

- Yup
- Oh yeah

10:24:12:18

10:24:13:13

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Good, was it good?

10:24:13:16

10:24:14:09

ANDREAS HANNI

How was it?

10:24:14:13

10:24:15:12

ALISHAH

Too slow

10:24:16:03

10:24:17:11

ANDREAS HANNI

Who was faster?

10:24:17:20

10:24:18:12

ANDREAS HANNI

Really?

10:24:18:13

10:24:19:18

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

One second

10:24:19:23

10:24:21:01

ANDREAS HANNI

Amazing

10:24:21:09

10:24:22:19

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Hey, but at least you came down?

10:24:22:21

10:24:23:13

ALISHAH

Yup

10:24:23:19

10:24:25:00

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

I listened very carefully...

10:24:25:15

10:24:27:00

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

...if they would

10:24:30:23

10:24:32:08

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

[Sajjad's brother] Hello, how
are you?

10:24:32:11

10:24:35:01

SAJJAD

How is your health?

10:24:35:12

10:24:36:11

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

Was it very difficult?

10:24:36:14

10:24:37:20

SAJJAD

Very!

10:24:38:11

10:24:43:15

SAJJAD

First round, I was faster than
Alishah by 1.5 seconds

10:24:43:22

10:24:46:20

SAJJAD

In the second round, Alishah was
ahead of me by 1.5 seconds

10:24:47:00

10:24:48:11

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

You were first and
Alishah was second?

10:24:48:14

10:24:50:13

SAJJAD

Yes...er...

10:24:51:01

10:24:56:15

SAJJAD

I was behind Alishah by three
hundredths of a second

10:24:57:10

10:24:59:09

SAJJAD / SAJJAD'S BROTHER

- You were behind him, were you?
- Yes

10:24:59:14

10:25:01:18

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

So Alishah was second
and you were third?

10:25:02:02

10:25:05:23

SAJJAD

No, I was last and
he was second last

10:25:06:19

10:25:08:20

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

Oh God...

10:25:10:22

10:25:12:13

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

And the person in first
place was a foreigner?

10:25:12:15

10:25:15:11

SAJJAD

Of course. No one else from
Afghanistan is here

10:25:17:00

10:25:20:01

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

Oh, ok. No problem

10:25:20:19

10:25:23:19

[WIND HOWLS]

10:25:32:12

10:25:39:08

SAJJAD

At the moment, we are not
supported from Afghanistan

10:25:40:03

10:25:47:09

SAJJAD

The officials say we're doing
this for our personal benefit...

10:25:47:19

10:25:52:16

SAJJAD

...so that we can
settle in Europe

10:25:57:01

10:25:58:16

SAJJAD

It makes me sad...

10:25:59:00

10:26:07:01

SAJJAD

...because the people in power
really don't get it at all

10:26:09:06

10:26:15:00

SAJJAD

I'm trying to help my country,
not to benefit from it

10:26:26:10

10:26:31:11

ALISHAH

It would be historic for us
to be the first Afghans...

10:26:31:16

10:26:36:10

ALISHAH

...to compete in
the Winter Olympics

10:26:37:03

10:26:42:10

ALISHAH

To qualify we don't
have to win races...

10:26:42:20

10:26:47:23

ALISHAH

...but we have to show we are
up to Olympic standards

10:26:56:21

10:27:00:11

ALISHAH

Tomorrow is the World Championship
qualifiers in St Moritz

10:27:00:22

10:27:03:09

ALISHAH

It's second only to the Olympic Games

10:27:06:18

10:27:10:16

ALISHAH

Many athletes from different countries
and with different skills

10:27:11:09

10:27:15:24

ALISHAH

But I think some of them
are still in our level

10:27:17:05

10:27:20:12

ALISHAH

Yeah. I'm trying to
beat someone at least

10:27:20:21

10:27:22:24

INTERVIEWER

What does it mean to
the people to Afghanistan...

10:27:23:04

10:27:25:21

INTERVIEWER

...to see you tomorrow maybe on
television running here in St Moritz?

10:27:26:09

10:27:28:09

SAJJAD

Er. I already told some friends...

10:27:28:16

10:27:32:00

SAJJAD

...and they are waiting for us to watch

10:27:32:04

10:27:35:22

SAJJAD

...but I really hopeful if they broadcast on the TV

10:27:41:24

10:27:43:04

MAN

Can I have an autograph?

10:27:43:12

10:27:44:07

ALISHAH

Sure

10:27:45:17

10:27:46:13

MAN

Renzo

10:27:46:15

10:27:47:17

ALISHAH

How do you spell your name?

10:27:47:20

10:27:49:18

MAN

R...E...N...Z...O

10:27:52:13

10:27:54:19

WOMAN

Thanks. Thank you

10:27:55:05

10:27:56:13

WOMAN

Good luck

10:27:59:15

10:28:00:22

ALISHAH

See you, huh?

10:28:01:19

10:28:04:19

[NIGHTCLUB MUSIC]

10:28:26:18

10:28:29:09

MAN

I wish you everything
great for tomorrow

10:28:29:13

10:28:30:15

MAN

No, the day after tomorrow

10:28:30:19

10:28:31:20

ALISHAH

Thank you

10:28:32:00

10:28:34:05

MAN

Hey, Afghanistan is great, huh?

10:28:35:13

10:28:37:20

ALISHAH / MAN

See you then. Bye, bye

10:28:42:17

10:28:45:13

ANDREAS HANNI

Hey Andreas, good luck Afghanistan

10:28:46:16

10:28:48:04

ANDREAS HANNI

People are writing me

10:28:48:05

10:28:49:04

ALISHAH

Who's he?

10:28:49:05

10:28:51:12

ANDREAS HANNI

The secretary of the ski club

10:28:51:15

10:28:53:18

ANDREAS HANNI

People are going crazy

10:28:55:00

10:28:58:09

[PHONE RINGS]

10:28:58:16

10:28:59:19

ALISHAH

Hello

10:29:02:04

10:29:04:01

ALISHAH

From the Czech Republic,
from Washington...

10:29:04:15

10:29:06:21

ALISHAH

...everyone is calling

10:29:07:05

10:29:07:20

ALISHAH

Hello

10:29:12:15

10:29:14:01

ANDREAS HANNI

There will be some ruts and everything

10:29:14:04

10:29:16:05

ANDREAS HANNI

You will feel ice. Just bah!

10:29:16:09

10:29:19:03

ANDREAS HANNI

Don't hold too long.
Just quickly, quickly

10:29:19:13

10:29:20:24

ANDREAS HANNI

Don't go too early, huh?

10:29:21:01

10:29:23:15

ANDREAS HANNI

Just when it...beep...beep

10:29:23:16

10:29:25:03

ANDREAS HANNI

Then you can go

10:29:35:18

10:29:36:22

ALISHAH

Alright

10:29:38:21

10:29:40:09

ANDREAS HANNI

I'm starting to get nervous

10:29:42:01

10:29:43:13

ANDREAS HANNI

Like I would do the race

10:29:46:11

10:29:50:13

[AIRCRAFT FLY OVER]

10:29:53:22

10:29:57:09

ANDREAS HANNI

Alishah, not to early. Not
when he closes the gate

10:29:57:12

10:29:58:23

ANDREAS HANNI

You know how the beep goes

10:29:59:05

10:30:02:00

ANDREAS HANNI

Beep, beep, beep. And then you can go

10:30:02:01

10:30:03:13

ALISHAH / ANDREAS

- Okay
- Like normal

10:30:05:24

10:30:07:08

ANDREAS HANNI

Come on!

10:30:08:08

10:30:09:09

ANDREAS HANNI

Make us proud

10:30:14:24

10:30:16:17

ALISHAH

Oh, I'm nervous

10:30:16:24

10:30:18:22

[STARTING BEEPS]

10:30:18:24

10:30:20:16

ANDREAS HANNI

Hah. Go Alishah!

10:30:29:21

10:30:31:19

[CHEERING]

10:30:47:01

10:30:48:24

[STARTING BEEPS]

10:30:50:03

10:30:51:05

ANDREAS HANNI

Hah!

10:30:51:21

10:30:56:00

COMMENTATOR

Ladies and gentlemen, from
Afghanistan, Mr Alishah Farhang

10:30:56:05

10:30:59:13

COMMENTATOR

...with a time of 1 minute 26 seconds 81

10:30:59:18

10:31:03:22

COMMENTATOR

That's 28.72 seconds behind today's leader

10:31:07:16

10:31:10:13

COMMENTATOR

Mr Sajjad Hussaini from Afghanistan

10:31:10:18

10:31:18:01

COMMENTATOR

A time of 1'33"91, 35 seconds
behind today's fastest time

10:31:20:13

10:31:22:05

CHRISTOPH ZURCHER

Fantastic job

10:31:38:01

10:31:42:11

SAJJAD

When the competition was over...

10:31:43:04

10:31:48:11

SAJJAD

...lots of newspapers
reported about us...

10:31:48:17

10:31:52:13

SAJJAD

...but there was no one
there from Afghanistan

10:31:55:06

10:31:58:16

SAJJAD

I would have loved someone to
have been there to support us...

10:31:59:04

10:32:08:13

SAJJAD

...someone who understood the
hardship we'd been through...

10:32:08:21

10:32:11:03

SAJJAD

...but there was no one there

10:32:14:00

10:32:16:06

SAJJAD

If they couldn't have come...

10:32:16:12

10:32:19:11

SAJJAD

...at least they could
have called...

10:32:19:17

10:32:21:23

SAJJAD

...to say that they
were proud of us

10:32:29:00

10:32:37:00

[WAXING SKIS]

10:32:38:11

10:32:46:19

[SAWING]

10:32:47:21

10:32:51:03

[HAMMERING]

10:33:05:01

10:33:07:08

KID 1 / KID 2

- Jawid
- I'm coming

10:33:26:06

10:33:29:06

[GIGGLING]

10:33:31:16

10:33:33:23

KID 1

Hey, here are the boys

10:33:42:06

10:33:48:23

[CHILDREN TALKING]

10:33:55:18

10:33:58:11

KID

I just did a great move!

10:33:59:18

10:34:02:15

KID

Watch this! Do it like this

10:34:09:21

10:34:12:01

KID 1

We heard about Alishah...

10:34:12:18

10:34:16:06

KID 1

He's number one now
and he is abroad

10:34:18:04

10:34:21:16

KID 1

In the future we want
to be like him

10:34:22:20

10:34:25:13

KID 1

I want to achieve what he has

10:34:25:19

10:34:27:15

KID 2

And me too!

10:34:30:16

10:34:38:01

KID 1

A skier has to be very brave and
should always ski with courage

10:34:39:22

10:34:46:11

KID 1

I saw a film once where someone
threw a grenade in the snow...

10:34:47:00

10:34:52:21

KID 1

...and an avalanche started,
but he skied fast...

10:34:53:06

10:34:56:11

KID 1

...so nothing happened to him

10:35:05:12

10:35:07:16

KID 3

I really like skiing

10:35:08:17

10:35:12:16

KID 3

I will ski for a year and then
go to school the next

10:35:15:00

10:35:19:18

KID 3

I once went up
into the mountains

10:35:19:22

10:35:24:06

KID 3

The people looked
like funny ants

10:35:26:04

10:35:28:11

KID 3

They lived in ant houses

10:35:43:10

10:35:44:20

ALISHAH

Is Hussain coming or not?

10:35:45:00

10:35:46:00

ALISHAH

Shreen Aqa?

10:35:46:12

10:35:48:19

KIDS

- He is over there
- He's coming

10:35:48:23

10:35:51:06

ALISHAH

Good. Most of you are here.
Don't you have sunglasses?

10:35:51:17

10:35:52:16

KID

No

10:35:52:20

10:35:54:11

ALISHAH / KID

- Buy some sunglasses, ok.
- Alright

10:35:54:20

10:35:56:21

ALISHAH

We are going to start now

10:35:59:14

10:36:04:01

ALISHAH

We've been spending about two
months a year in St. Moritz...

10:36:04:12

10:36:06:11

ALISHAH

...then we come
back to Bamyan...

10:36:06:15

10:36:09:23

ALISHAH

...where there's still a few
months of skiing left

10:36:12:07

10:36:19:00

ALISHAH

We're trying to bring back what
we've learnt to the people here

10:36:19:08

10:36:22:01

ALISHAH

Well done. Well done

10:36:22:06

10:36:25:05

ALISHAH

Stop here. Well done.
That's good

10:36:27:03

10:36:29:03

ALISHAH

Come down. Next person

10:36:32:12

10:36:38:09

ALISHAH

At first there were 10 of us,
but now 200 people are skiing

10:36:39:00

10:36:41:23

ALISHAH

It's local men and women and
young boys from the village...

10:36:42:04

10:36:46:13

ALISHAH

...who come to try skiing
for the first time

10:36:58:04

10:36:59:20

MUJTABA

The ski club here is like
a mini-Afghanistan

10:37:00:07

10:37:03:13

MUJTABA

There are people from all the
different ethnic groups...

10:37:03:19

10:37:05:10

MUJTABA

...Pashtoons, Hazaras, Tajiks

10:37:06:08

10:37:08:01

MUJTABA

This is a place where people
get on well with each other

10:37:08:07

10:37:13:19

MUJTABA

Everyone comes together warmly
to welcome the cold weather

10:37:26:08

10:37:34:06

MUJTABA

When I joined, it was the first
time I was around women

10:37:35:08

10:37:41:03

MUJTABA

It was unbelievable to see boys
and girls skiing together

10:37:47:17

10:37:51:23

FATIMA NAZARI

Some people say that women
can't work in Afghanistan...

10:37:52:09

10:37:55:14

FATIMA NAZARI

...that women can't leave their
houses in Afghanistan...

10:37:56:01

10:37:58:22

FATIMA NAZARI

...that if they do they
will be beheaded

10:37:59:16

10:38:04:20

FATIMA NAZARI

After just two years,
there are 24 girls

10:38:05:13

10:38:10:03

FATIMA NAZARI

I think we can get this number
to 100, 200, 300 or even 400

10:38:12:00

10:38:14:10

MAN

Be quiet, he's going to sing

10:38:14:17

10:38:22:11

BOY

Oh God, I saw Layla in
the high mountains

10:38:24:20

10:38:27:21

WOMAN

Wow! Perfect. Sing another one!

10:38:28:18

10:38:37:01

[WIND HOWLING]

10:38:44:08

10:38:47:13

SAJJAD

We've started a sports
revolution in Afghanistan

10:38:48:04

10:38:56:05

SAJJAD

It's a way to find happiness
away from the bombs and Taliban

10:39:03:09

10:39:13:08

MUJTABA

Just as in other countries, it's
the young who have open minds

10:39:13:21

10:39:16:21

MUJTABA

We are always trying to
learn new things...

10:39:18:06

10:39:23:09

MUJTABA

...but we are still so backward
compared to other countries

10:39:23:15

10:39:30:15

MUJTABA

We are 100 years or more behind

10:39:34:18

10:39:38:01

MUJTABA

We keep waiting for tomorrow
hoping that it will be better

10:39:57:13

10:40:03:17

REPORTER

Today, US forces in Afghanistan attacked
an IS stronghold in Nagahar, East of the country

10:40:04:09

10:40:07:23

REPORTER

...using the world's most powerful 
non-nuclear weapon

10:40:08:07

10:40:12:04

REPORTER

The US attack comes as much of the country
has returned to Taliban control

10:40:12:09

10:40:15:05

REPORTER

...and Islamic state presence is increasing

10:40:16:17

10:40:18:20

REPORTER

In a separate strike, according
to the pentagon...

10:40:19:00

10:40:22:12

REPORTER

the leader of the Afghan
branch of IS was killed yesterday

10:40:22:22

10:40:26:12

REPORTER

The aim of these US raids
is to significantly disrupt...

10:40:26:14

10:40:29:11

REPORTER

...Islamist terror activities in Afghanistan

10:40:39:07

10:40:46:03

TV REPORTER

A suicide bomber struck a mosque
killing 60 and wounding 50

10:40:46:18

10:40:49:01

SAJJAD

What a terrible situation
we have these days

10:40:49:07

10:40:51:16

SAJJAD

This attack was in Kabul

10:40:52:00

10:40:54:18

SAJJAD'S BROTHER

They show no mercy, even
to the mosques

10:40:55:06

10:40:58:18

SAJJAD

They say they are Muslims
and are fighting for Islam

10:40:59:18

10:41:02:21

SAJJAD

What will happen
to this country?

10:41:11:01

10:41:18:13

AREFA HUSSAINI

Sometimes I ask myself, "why
are we Afghans like this?"

10:41:19:13

10:41:24:10

AREFA HUSSAINI

How long must we 
suffer hardship and war?

10:41:26:04

10:41:29:16

AREFA HUSSAINI

I just want to know how
long we have to suffer?

10:41:29:19

10:41:31:23

AREFA HUSSAINI

What sin have we committed?

10:41:32:08

10:41:33:23

AREFA HUSSAINI

Not everybody is guilty here

10:41:34:01

10:41:36:20

AREFA HUSSAINI

Most are just innocent
women and children

10:41:40:00

10:41:44:05

AREFA HUSSAINI

It is useless to put effort in

10:41:45:15

10:41:49:11

AREFA HUSSAINI

It's very disappointing

10:42:04:15

10:42:06:01

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

Ah Taliban, Taliban!

10:42:06:20

10:42:10:03

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

The Taliban have destroyed the people

10:42:12:02

10:42:14:13

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

May God destroy the Taliban
and send them away

10:42:15:02

10:42:17:10

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

May God abolish them

10:42:18:09

10:42:20:16

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

They have destroyed the people

10:42:27:02

10:42:32:11

[DISTANT EXPLOSION]

10:42:33:12

10:42:36:21

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

They didn't like Hazara
people like us...

10:42:37:22

10:42:40:15

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

...so they burnt our homes.
They killed our animals

10:42:40:18

10:42:43:03

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

They covered them in fuel
and burnt everything

10:42:48:00

10:42:51:04

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

My whole body trembles when
I say the word 'Taliban'

10:42:51:12

10:42:53:00

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I'm still scared

10:42:54:12

10:42:59:11

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

I had to move to Iran on my own
two feet because of the Taliban

10:43:02:15

10:43:07:08

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

We left everything we had. We
fled to Behsood, then to Iran

10:43:07:23

10:43:11:13

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

You were just five or
six years old

10:43:14:05

10:43:16:00

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

It was at night

10:43:16:05

10:43:24:18

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

We carried our belongings
to the mountains in Behsood

10:43:25:10

10:43:30:06

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

We just had a tent and
it was freezing cold

10:43:31:12

10:43:36:18

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

Everyone else went, but I stayed
behind and got hit

10:43:36:22

10:43:38:10

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

My foot became like this

10:43:39:17

10:43:44:13

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

Your father carried me on his
shoulder. I was unconscious

10:43:47:10

10:43:49:11

SAJJAD'S MOTHER

It was a very dark time

10:43:51:03

10:43:53:24

[MAN RUNNING]

10:43:58:09

10:44:02:11

SAJJAD

We were refugees in Iran because
we fled the Taliban

10:44:04:23

10:44:08:06

SAJJAD

After 13 years in
Iran my dad died

10:44:08:11

10:44:10:18

SAJJAD

Then life became
much harder for us

10:44:10:23

10:44:16:06

SAJJAD

We returned to Afghanistan
three years after he died

10:44:19:20

10:44:22:16

SAJJAD

The first thing I did back here
was to climb the mountains

10:44:23:08

10:44:26:20

SAJJAD

At that moment I knew I was home

10:44:31:15

10:44:35:15

SAJJAD

This is my home and
what I'm fighting for

10:44:43:02

10:44:49:07

[SHOVELLING]

10:44:53:01

10:44:55:06

SAJJAD

Will this thatch be good enough
for the roof, Karbalee?

10:44:56:14

10:44:59:13

KARBALEE

Yes. It will be a good roof

10:45:10:22

10:45:13:05

SAJJAD

How beautiful it looks

10:45:13:18

10:45:15:16

AREFA HUSSAINI

Yes, it looks very beautiful

10:45:18:18

10:45:22:19

KARBALEE

Our house will be even more
beautiful than Dawood's

10:45:24:00

10:45:24:23

AREFA HUSSAINI

Yes

10:45:25:15

10:45:27:18

KARBALEE

Their house is so beautiful

10:45:42:20

10:45:44:06

SAJJAD

How's it going? Are you ok?

10:45:44:08

10:45:46:18

SAJJAD

You have squashed
all the potatoes!

10:45:47:02

10:45:48:09

MAN

We haven't planted them yet

10:45:49:00

10:45:50:09

SAJJAD

Will it stay like that?

10:45:50:16

10:45:51:23

MAN

Are you coming to
the engagement?

10:45:52:20

10:45:55:04

SAJJAD

Reza Jan, how are you?

10:45:58:00

10:46:06:06

ALISHAH

It's been difficult because my
parents wanted me to take a wife

10:46:07:12

10:46:12:14

ALISHAH

For many years I couldn't
accept this...

10:46:13:08

10:46:16:23

ALISHAH

...but now I’ve realised they
are old and they need care...

10:46:18:01

10:46:24:09

ALISHAH

I must sacrifice my plans and
get married to please my parents

10:47:25:16

10:47:32:15

ALISHAH'S DAD

A year ago, Alishah asked
to get engaged to his cousin

10:47:35:17

10:47:40:00

ALISHAH'S DAD

I’m so happy that
I can’t sleep at night

10:47:41:22

10:47:45:00

ALISHAH'S DAD

My youngest son
will soon be married

10:47:50:23

10:47:58:23

ALISHAH'S DAD

I've spent this entire year
preparing for this marriage

10:47:59:17

10:48:06:05

ALISHAH'S DAD

I just want the bride
to be a good person

10:48:13:07

10:48:14:16

MAN

In the name of God...

10:48:14:18

10:48:18:15