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Filmedoverfiveyears,thisdocumentaryisthechronicleofanAfghanfamilyand,moreparticularly,ofitscentralcharacter,mymother,Hawa.Whenshewas13yearsold,herparentssetherupinanarrangedmarriagewithMusa,whowas31yearsolderthanher.HawahadnoromanticloveforMusabuthadsixchildrenwithhim.Myfather,Musa,wasdiagnosedwithAlzheimer’sin2019.Hawadecidesthatthismomentisherlastchancetostartherlifeoverasanindependentwoman.<br/> Hawahadneverlostherdesiretolearnandtoexperiencemoreoflife.Inspiredbypoems,music,andbooksshewouldpickup,sheasksherchildrentoteachhertoreadandwrite.Shelaunchesasmallbusinessoftraditionaltextilehandicrafts.Nowat53,Hawaalsochangesherappearanceusingmake-upanddressingupbeautifully.ShebringshergranddaughterZahratoKabultoprotectherfromanarrangedmarriage.In2019,Ipickedupthecameratodocumentmymother’stransformation,andIneverstoppedfilminghersince.However,adramaticturnofeventshascreatednewbarriersforHawaandmyfamily.