The young boy Sahadat has his electricity cut off after his father sees that he watches too much TV. Together with his friend Jalil, he sets out to find a new power source, through which we learn a lot about the everyday life of children in rural Afghanistan.
“I want to show the film ‘Sahadat Will Watch TV’ to the students because I myself have had similar experiences as the main character. The film shows very well the repairing of old shoes or the very popular game ‘tire riding.’ We often had competitions to see who could get to the next village fastest with their tire. These are beautiful memories for me, and at the same time, I want to show the children in Germany what occupied us back then and what was important to us.”
(Mahdi Amiri – Curator KINO ASYL)
Kurator:in
Hello everyone, my name is Mahdi Amiri. I come from Afghanistan and have been living in Germany for 5 years. I have already completed a vocational training program as an optician at Fielmann, which is now my daily profession. I am also a curator at KINO ASYL. This year, just like last year, I will be presenting children's films from Afghanistan. One of them is called “The Very Special Goat” 🐐, and the other is “Saadat Wants to Watch Series” 🎬📺. “The Very Special Goat” is a very old Afghan story in which a goat tries to protect her children from a wolf. In “Saadat Wants to Watch Series,” we see in a very humorous way how 8-year-old Saadat puts a lot of effort into turning on the TV, along with some glimpses into his everyday life.
Kurator:in
Hello everyone, my name is Mahdi Amiri. I come from Afghanistan and have been living in Germany for 5 years. I have already completed a vocational training program as an optician at Fielmann, which is now my daily profession. I am also a curator at KINO ASYL. This year, just like last year, I will be presenting children's films from Afghanistan. One of them is called “The Very Special Goat” 🐐, and the other is “Saadat Wants to Watch Series” 🎬📺. “The Very Special Goat” is a very old Afghan story in which a goat tries to protect her children from a wolf. In “Saadat Wants to Watch Series,” we see in a very humorous way how 8-year-old Saadat puts a lot of effort into turning on the TV, along with some glimpses into his everyday life.