Smiling in a War Zone

Smiling in a War Zone also known as Flying Down to Kabul is a partly documentary film by artist Simone Aaberg Krn about flying from Denmark to Afghanistan to help a young Afghani girl becoming a pilot. It was filmed in 2002 and released onSeptember 2006.

After the Septemberattacks, airspace became restricted, and allied forces deposed the Taliban regime.In January 2002, Krn sat in a caf in Copenhagen and read a newspaper article about Farial, 16yearold girl in Kabul wanting to fly airplanes. Krn decided to fly with partner Magnus Bejmar 6,000km to Kabul and give the girl the experience of flight, and also reclaim the freedom of the skies. ........

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