Taskovski Films has picked up sales rights to documentary “Paikar,” the debut feature by Afghan-Dutch filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi , which will world premiere at IDFA in the Luminous section.

Born in Afghanistan and raised in exile, Hilmandi grew up in the shadow of his father, Baba — a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet. For years, Baba’s silence and authority ruled the household, leaving little room for questions or tenderness. Yet behind his sternness lived a man of reflection and sensitivity, whose words and verses hinted at a gentleness rarely shown.

When life and loss bring him back to his father’s side, Hilmandi begins a journey to bridge the distance between them. Together they retrace Baba’s past across Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq, through plac

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