Playing with Fire is a documentary about the actresses in Afghanistan who are courageous enough to be involved with theater arts and find themselves facing harsh criticism, social disapproval and even threats about their lives and the lives of their families. Acting has even caused a girl's death in Kabul and many young actresses have been forced to flee the country. Anneta Papathanassou, actress and director from Greece, visits Kabul to teach ancient Greek theater and record the lives of Afghan artists, who try to combine art and culture under very difficult circumstances in this troubled country.
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Anneta Papathanasiou Director · Hronis Theoharis Editor
First release March 20, 2014 · Produced in Greece · Languages Greek, Persian
Production
Modiano Inc.
Production
Top Cut
Production
OTE TV
Production
Greece
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Original title
Παίζοντας με τη φωτιά
Original language
Greek
Spoken on screen
Greek · Persian
Release dates
Greece · March 20, 2014
Premiere · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Greece · September 4, 2014
Theatrical
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