In the summer of 2021, the Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan and the destinies of two young women, Raha and Marwa, are forever changed. As they contemplate their futures, Raha and Marwa exchange and record hundreds of voice notes with noted French journalist Caroline Gillet.
What emerges is a raw and incredibly intimate chronicle of two young women coming of age amidst the collapse of the world they had known. While Raha has chosen to stay in Kabul and is confronted with the violence of the new regime, Marwa has left and finds herself locked up in a refugee camp in Abu Dhabi.
Inside Kabul tells a universal story of friendship, bravery and the meaning of home.
Director: Caroline Gillet, Marwa and Raha
Editing and sound design: Anna Buy
Assistant editing: Cyrielle Thelot, assisted by Daphné Leblond
Translation: Daphné Leblond and Josh Vardey
Music research: Romain Couturier
Mix: Basile Beaucaire
Image credits: Luciano Lepinay after Kubra Khademi.
Original podcast broadcast on France INTER / RADIO FRANCE © RADIO FRANCE. Exclusive distribution for Canadaland. The English-language adaptation premieres on July 17, 2024.
