I don't usually comment, but I thought this movie was getting a bad rap and decided to pipe up. I thought Kandahar was a visual feast with an interesting setting and a suspense filled plot. It has been several years since I have seen it, so I am short on details, but I LOVED it.
In addition, I thought the amateurish quality was appropriate. Even though there is some need to "suspend disbelief" when, for example, we see things that she doesn't, this movie is a presenting itself as a documentary of the main character's experience traveling to Afganistan to find her sister. It is not meant to feel like a Hollywood movie.
Of course, I am not in a position to verify the accuracy of the film as I have never even traveled to the middle east, but it does correspond to other things I have heard and read. I would recommend Kandahar to those who are interested in seeing what the desert around Afganistan looks like, interested in the culture, and who don't need an action driven plot.
In addition, I thought the amateurish quality was appropriate. Even though there is some need to "suspend disbelief" when, for example, we see things that she doesn't, this movie is a presenting itself as a documentary of the main character's experience traveling to Afganistan to find her sister. It is not meant to feel like a Hollywood movie.
Of course, I am not in a position to verify the accuracy of the film as I have never even traveled to the middle east, but it does correspond to other things I have heard and read. I would recommend Kandahar to those who are interested in seeing what the desert around Afganistan looks like, interested in the culture, and who don't need an action driven plot.