At Five In The Afternoon (U)
- Consumer Advice: Contains one scene of very mild war violence
- Run time: 1 hour 46 mins
- Language: Farsi
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 16th April 2004
- Starring: Agheleh Rezaie, Abdolgani Yousefrazi, Razi Mohebi
- Directed by: Samira Makhmalbaf
- Distributor: Artificial Eye
Plot Synopsis
After the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan schools were reopened to young girls. One of them wants to become President of the Republic...
"Illuminates the gender debate with more passion than a hundred news stories" - Akin Ojunu, The Observer
"This confident and beautiful work... Stunning... A deserving winner of the Jury Prize" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
"Continues the project started in THE APPLE and BLACKBOARDS: to render the poetry of ordinary life... serene, surreal beauty" - S. F. Said - Sight & Sound
"A remarkable filmmaker" - Dalya Alberge, The Times