Hollywoodgate

dir. Ibrahim Nash’at 2023 Germany, USA 91 min.
2023 – Venice IFF, 2023 – IDFA Amsterdam
The director follows the development of the former American military complex "Hollywood Gate" and provides an authentic glimpse into the Taliban's rapid rise to power.

Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul. Over the course of a year, filmmaker Ibrahim Nash'at follows the development of "Hollywood Gate" and provides an authentic glimpse into the Taliban's rapid rise to power.