Director: Ibrahim Nash’at

Producers: Talal Derki, Odessa Rae, and Shane Boris

Executive Producers: Mehmet Elbanna, Sahraa Karimi, Diane Becker

91 minutes | Germany, USA, 2023

“This is what access journalism should be.”

IndieWire

“A fascinating inside into the Taliban’s Insular World.”

The Guardian

“Gripping… Unravels with the slow burn of a thriller.”

The Washington Post

SYNOPSIS:

Unprecedented and audacious, HOLLYWOODGATE is the riveting result of the year
director Ibrahim Nash’at spent with the Taliban in the wake of the United States
withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Risking his life in the war-torn nation, Nash’at is
on the ground with the Taliban when they enter an American base loaded with a portion
of the roughly $7 billion worth of U.S. armaments left behind. Driving towards an
astonishing and chilling end, Nash’at tracks Taliban leaders as they attempt to transform
from a fundamentalist militia into a modern military regime, employing Hollywood-style
propaganda to achieve their goals.