The Prince of Nothingwood

The Prince of Nothingwood

201785 min6.6 / 10

A warm, intimate portrait of an Afghan filmmaker's resilience and creative spirit amid war and hardship, celebrating the power of cinema to persist and bring joy.

French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star who produced more than 110 low-budget movies in a country devastated by war.

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