When She Hears the Bells

When She Hears the Bells — Plot

Afghanistan, summer 2021. As the Taliban gradually seize control of the country, Leila, a young widow, arrives in Kabul. She begins working in a kitchen that she discovers is part of a Bacha Bazi house. Very young, androgynous boys there dance dressed as women before audiences of men. She meets Tamim, a Bacha whom she decides to help. She will try to save other young boys and leave the country before the city falls.

• Release date
• November 18, 2026
• Runtime
• 83 min
• Genres
• Drama, Action
• Director
• Chabname Zariab

When She Hears the Bells — Cast

Golshifteh Farahani Leila Rohed Khan Milad

S

Sayed Hashimi Mahmood

A

Azizullah Hamrah Haji

Z

Zobair Padash Imam Rahman Forouzan Jamshidnejad Fazila

V

Venus Nazari Roya

F

Fatima Tawakkuli Marie