When You Hear the Bells (2016)
In Afghanistan, "batchas" are young male prostitutes who live under the protection of a master in a house where they are trained to dance dressed as girls for a men's audience. Veteran dancer Saman starts worrying when he sees Bijane, the new recruit, who has been chosen to replace him. Despite his jealousy, he must initiate Bijane into the art of the Batcha dancing.
Released: Jan 24, 2016
Runtime: 26 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Shafiq Kohi, Arya Vossoughi, Farhad Faghih Habibi, Sayed Hashimi, Rami Knani, Sami Knani
Crew: Mir Maftoon (Original Music Composer), Éric Devin (Director of Photography), Chabname Zariab (Screenplay), Faiz Karezi (Original Music Composer), Chabname Zariab (Director)