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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792285359 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 0792285352 Label: Nat'l Geographic Vid Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid Release Date: November 13, 2001 Running Time: 45 minutes Sales Rank: 1696 Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Rating: - A revealing look at a severe land and the religion of most terrorists
It can be convincingly argued that Afghanistan is the wildest country on Earth. Under the Taliban, the social structure reverted to one closely resembling that of five centuries ago. For example, women could not be educated; they had to remain fully clothed and could not be treated by male doctors. Centuries old religious artifacts that were not Islamic were destroyed. Some of the ideas and practices of the Taliban leadership puzzled even some conservative Islamic scholars. However, the policies of the Taliban were attractive to many young men in the Islamic world, and we see that when one of ... Read More
Rating: - Afghanistan Revealed
I have ordered this tape because I have seen the show on the National Geogrphic Channel and was very impressed with the bravery displayed and insight gained by both journalists into Massoud's struggle.
As a result I have been very impressed with Massoud's achievements, his nature and charisma and have been deeply sadend by his murder. One of the unparalleled individuals in history.
So if you want to learn more about Ahmad Shah Massoud and the historical run-up to his struggle, this documentary is very good.
Rating: - Not a travelogue!
If you are looking for a National Geographic Special about the people, land or culture of Afghanistan...this ISN'T it. Instead, this is an interesting take on the endless war of Afghanistan, and the ultimate martyrdom of a great leader, Ahmed Shah Massou, the 'Lion of Panjshir'.
Rating: - It is alright.
Before I begin, I want it to make it clear that there is some value in this video and, in spite of the shortcomings, it isn't worthless. It has a great deal of value in some ways, which I will outline at the end of the review.
First, I found that this movie didn't do justice to the richenss of the history of Afghanistan. It very briefly covered some of the history, but it seemed to be just rushing that part so that it could spend as much time as possible to cover Massoud and the Northern Alliance vs. Taliban struggles. For a movie supposedly "revealing" an country with a rich history, ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic Documentary!!!!
I strongly recommend this video to anyone that would like to learn about what was going on in Afghanistan prior to September 11th. Author Sebastian Junger & the famous photographer Reza are both in this film. We are introduced to Ahmed Shah Massoud-Afghanistan's last hope, who was mortally wounded a few days before America was attacked by the terrorists. Mr. Massoud tried to warn the world of what was to come, but no one cared to listen. I was deeply moved by this documentary.
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