Hey! nobody here yet?!

I love it, too. I saw it maybe 3 or 4 years ago and found it amazing. It is so utterly different, not only from mainstream Hollywood, but from the European film tradition as well. It's worlds apart, in terms of imagination, settings, plot, underlying philosophy, concept of entertainment.

Like somebody else noted, I too was continuously taken aback, the development was totally unpredictable; the pace was, for a non-Hollywood production, really fast. Although it is basically a comedy, I found the characters credible enough, the dialogues quirky, the photography stunning, the scenery breath-taking, the situations both weird and plausible. The young Mamlakat is funny and highly spirited, in addition to being eye-catching, and also the rest of the cast is excellent.

I have seen a few movies in my rather long life, but this one stands out in most respects. I certainly rate it among my all-time favourites and will definitely buy the dvd, although it appears to be currently available only with German subtitles.

I just saw this film and loved. it's cool it was filmed in tajikistan...i lived in kyrgyzstan for three months and many of the things depicted in the film remind me of that experience.

my favourite shot in the entire film is the close up on the father's face after he finds out his daughter is pregnant.

can anyone explain the ending to me?

I saw the film last weekend, I liked it, liked the girl very much. Every time she said 'Salam aleikum' to the abducted actors I would burst out laughing.

But I had also noticed on the films listing that it was produced by Europeans, and I always weary of such films (produced and made by Europeans or Europe based film makers). When you see a film, for example, set in Afghanistan and it’s about how woman want to be 'exactly' like European women I wonder is that the ideas of real women in Afghanistan or is that some alien thought...

The ending was really week and I think that is very connected to the ideas in the film and the fact they couldn't settle them with reality so they had to flee to fantasy!

I like it, I saw it 2wice in Jerusalem when it came out!