Samira Makhmalbaf, who at only 23 won her second Cannes prize in three years for the film, said "This film is like a mirror for the Afghan people to see themselves, specially the women.
"I want my movie to live in the heart of people," said she after winning the Cannes Film Festival's grand jury prize for the film shot in 2002 in post-Taleban Afghanistan.
It was one of two films that brought the misery of both Afghanistan and its women to the glitter and glamour of the 12-day festival, the world's premier movie showcase.
The actress who plays the heroine of the film is a 23-year-old teacher and mother of three whose husband went missing during the U.S. air strikes in Afghanistan.
"Though the Taleban have gone, their ideas are anchored in peoples' minds, in their traditions and culture," said Makhmalbaf.
In 2000, Makhmalbaf won a special prize at Cannes for **Blackboards**.
FRANCE -- The Cannes prize-winner portraying the plight of Afghan's women -- **At Five in the Afternoon*** -- will be shown in Afghanistan as well as in Iran, the young Iranian director of the film said Sunday.
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