Tell Spring Not to Come This Year (official trailer)

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year follows one unit of the Afghan National Army over the course of their first year of fighting in Helmand without NATO support.

The film received its World Premiere at the Berlinale in February 2015 and was awarded the Amnesty International Human Rights award and the Audience Award for best documentary.

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World Premiere & winner of two awards, Berlinale 2015

Grand Prize, DocumentaMadrid 2015

"A powerful, beautifully shot documentary..." ★★★★ (The Guardian)

"They have gone where few directors dare to venture." (Hollywood Reporter)

"Even the most visceral of Hollywood war movies don't come close." (The List)

WINNER

Berlinale 2015, Amnesty International Human Rights Film Award

Berlinale 2015, Panorama Audience Choice Award

DocumentaMadrid 2015, Grand Jury Prize

MISAFF 2015, Best Film

MISAFF 2015, Sabeen Mahmud Award for Courage in Filmmaking

Zagreb Dox 2016, Special Mention Award, International Jury

One World Media Award 2016, Bertha Best Feature Documentary

Best Cinematography & Best Sound Editing: SIMA Awards 2016

NOMINATED

Tim Hetherington Award (Sheffield Doc/Fest, 2015)

Grand Jury Prize (Full Frame Documentary Festival, 2015)

First Prize (DOXA, 2015)

Grand Prize (Basel Bildrausch, 2015)

SELECTED PRESS

"Tell Spring Not to Come This Year has urgency and power." ★★★★ The Guardian

"A gripping picture of combat to rival any war documentary." ★★★★ The Sunday Times

The filmmaking "elevates Tell Spring Not to Come This Year above the vast majority of documentaries dealing with this conflict...and at times brings to mind Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line." Sight & Sound

"A vital, gripping documentary." ★★★★ Total Film

"A remarkable documentary." The List

"A vital, beautiful exploration of a broken country." Felix Online

"It expresses itself best in small subtler moments." 9/10 The London Economic

SHORT CREDITS:

Co-Director & Cinematographer: Saeed Taji Farouky

Co-Director & additional camera: Michael McEvoy

Producers: Elizabeth C. Jones, Saeed Taji Farouky, Michael McEvoy.

Executive Producers: Robert Elliott, Scott Brown, David Kennedy, Nick Quested

Editor: Gareth Keogh

Editorial Consultant: James Longley

Production Manager: Ellie Davis

Music: Joe Lewis