THE LAST AMBASSADOR DIE LETZTE BOTSCHAFTERIN NATALIE HALLA

  • AUSTRIA

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  • DARI | ENGLISH

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  • 2025

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  • 80 mins

Afghanistan‘s last female ambassador, Manizha Bakhtari, is risking everything in her fight for the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Peter Drössler, Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, Natalie Halla

Screenplay :

Natalie Halla

Director of Photography :

Natalie Halla, Judith Benedikt, Jordan Bryon

Editor :

Birgit Foerster

Music :

Karwan Marouf

Sound :

Andras Hamza, Tong Zhang

Cast :

Manizha Bakhtari, Naser Hotaki, Parmian Hotaki, Zakia

Premier Status :

select premier

Awards - Winner :

Biografilm FF (Special Mention)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

CPH:DOX (F:ACT Award), DokuFest IFF (Human Rights Award), Tallinn Black Nights FF (Spotlight: Austria, Best of Docs), Biografilm FF (Best Film)

Natalie Halla (b.1975, Linz, Austria), studied law and translation in Russian and Spanish at Karl-Franzens University of Graz. After several years of studies and job assignments in Russia, Israel, Spain, Peru, and France, she began her career as an independent documentary filmmaker, developing her skills autodidactically. Since 2010, she has directed and produced nine documentaries focused on human-interest stories and fundamental rights. Her films include DRUGMOTHERS (2010), GAELLE, SEPARATED (2012), THE HEIR OF LISZT (2014), CHILDREN OF THE FOREST (2015), LIFE IN FOUR ELEMENTS (2017), NOWHERE (2018), AND THE SHAMAN’S NIGHTMARE (2021). THE LAST AMBASSADOR is her recent movie.