The Black Tulip (2010 film) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Sonia Nassery Cole |
| Produced by | Sonia Nassery Cole Chris A. Cole Evans Butterworth |
| Written by | Sonia Nassery Cole David Michael O'Neill |
| Starring | Haji Gul Aser Sonia Nassery Cole Walid Amini Jack Scalia Edoardo Costa |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography | Dave McFarland |
| Release date(s) | 23 September 2010 |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Afghanistan United States |
| Language | Dari Pashto English Arabic Italian |
The Black Tulip is a 2010 film directed by novice filmmaker Sonia Nassery Cole and starring Haji Gul Aser, Sonia Nassery Cole, Walid Amini, Jack Scalia, and Edoardo Costa. It is set in Afghanistan.
Premise
The film depicts the fictional Mansouri family who start a restaurant in Kabul named The Poets' Corner, where artists and writers meet. The story centers on Farishta (Cole), the woman who runs the cafe. The Poets' Corner serves wine in teapots and has poetry readings by locals and members of the U.S. military. This ultimately angers the Taliban and they begin kidnapping and assassinating the family and patrons of the cafe.
Cast
- Sonia Nassery Cole as Farishta Mansouri
- Haji Gul Aser as Hadar Mansouri
- Walid Amini as Akram Zabuli
- Somaia Razaya as Belkis Mansouri
- Jack Scalia as Colonel Williams
- Edoardo Costa as Colonel Tanelli
- Samir Rassoly as Mustafa
- Hosna Tanha as Bobo Jan
- Sayed Rahim Sayeedi as Majuba
- Basir Mujaheed as Amanullah
- Shafi Sahel as Old Afghan Poet
- Payenda Joyenda as Gul
- Sadaf Yarmal as Satara Mansouri
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