THE STONE SILENCE
(KAMIENNA CISZA)



2007, 51', Dari with English subtitles

DIRECTION:
Krzysztof Kopczynski
SCRIPT:
Krzysztof Kopczynski
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Jacek Petrycki, Hanna Polak
EDITING:
Anna Dymek
SOUND:
Jaroslaw Roszyk
PRODUCER:
Krzysztof Kopczynski
PRODUCED BY:
Eureka Media, Society Films

On April 25, 2005, a twenty nine year-old woman was publicly stoned for adultery in the Afghan village of Spin Gaw. The story of the movie begins five years earlier. It follows Amina who was given away by her family to be married to Muhammad. In Afghanistan these arranged marriages - where parents choose their child’s future spouse - are quite common and rooted in tradition. Amina and Muhammad had been neighbors growing up and knew each other well. Right after the wedding, however, Muhammad left his new bride to find work in Iran. Amina lived alone. Then Karim appeared in her life. Drawn to each other, they started meeting in secret, but in clay houses of spin Gaw there is no room for clandestine activities. The two were eventually caught together and accused of violating the law. The film chronicles their affair, trial and punishment.

Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:00 pm. (SAM)