Fourty years after her arranged marriage as a child, Hawa is eager to finally begin an independent life and to be literate. However, with the return of the Taliban to power, her dreams, and those of her daughter and granddaughter are shattered. Filmed over a period of five years, Hawa is the chronicle of an Afghan family against the backdrop of the world news, directed by daughter Najiba and with mother Hawa as the central character.

• Director: Najiba Noori
• Producer: Tag Film
• Co-producer: Renko Douze & Hasse van Nunen

• Lenght: 90'
• Status: in development
• Supported by: Catapult film fund, Docs Up funds, IDA Enterprise Fund, Madre, Women Make Movies