Tell Spring Not to Come This Year
When NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Afghan National Army (ANA) took over control of Helmand Province, an extremely dangerous region where attacks by Taliban fighters are the order of the day. Security, much less peace, would seem to be unattainable; it is even difficult to find a common language in a country where everyone mistrusts each other. The directors of this film accompanied an ANA company during a year of frontline duty in Helmand. The soldiers are paid irregularly, there are not enough supplies and their equipment is substandard. They cannot fight a war with the equipment left behind by the ISAF.
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Saeed Taji Farouky Director · Michael McEvoy Director
United States release April 10, 2015 · Produced in Afghanistan, United Kingdom · Production NHK, Ponda
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NHK Cosmomedia
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NHK
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Ponda
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Tourist With A Typewriter
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Afghanistan · United Kingdom
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English
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English
Release dates
Germany · February 7, 2015
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 2015
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
United Kingdom · June 6, 2015
Theatrical
Canada
May 8, 2015 · DOXA Documentary Film Festival
Denmark
October 1, 2015 · Digital
Netherlands
November 18, 2015 · IDFA Festival
Poland
December 8, 2015 · Watch Docs Film Festival
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