The Last Ambassador
Natalie Halla Austria 2025 82 min.
As Afghanistan's last female ambassador, Manizha Bakhtari remains posted in Vienna, even though all formal ties with the regime have been severed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. An inspiring and powerful portrait of a woman who risks everything in her fight for women's rights in Afghanistan, while continuing to believe that she—like all Afghan refugees—will one day be able to return to her beloved homeland.
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Manizha Bakhtari believes that not only she and her family, but all Afghan refugees will one day be able to return to their beloved homeland. Despite constant threats, she continues to fight discrimination: she secretly provides education to Afghan schoolgirls through her ‘Daughters’- program and tirelessly mobilizes the international political community to rally behind her cause. A personal and unforgettable portrait of a woman who became a voice for Afghan women whose rights have been taken away.
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The screening on 19.03 will be followed by a Q&A with Manizha Bakhtari, the last female ambassador of Afghanistan, by Marie Geukens (Chief Editor MO*).
Credits
Director
Natalie Halla
Producer
Peter Drössler, Arash T.Riahi, Sabine Gruber, Natalie Halla
Cinematography
Jordon Bryon, Judith Benedikt, Natalie Halla
Editing
Birgit Foerster
Sound
Jakob Mäsel
Sales
Théo Lionel
Sound Engineer
Andras Hamza, Tong Zhang
Sound design
Jakob Mäsel
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Dialogues
Dari, English
Subtitling
English
