Naim and Jabar (1974)

The hopes fears and aspirations of adolescence are expressed in the close friendship of two Afghan boys As their acceptance of the filmmakers leads them to express their feelings more and more openly the film grows rich in fact and themes of universal concern Filmed in the Balkh Province an area inhabited by Tajik and other Central Asian peoples The town of Aq Kupruk is approximately 320 miles northwest of Kabul