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A feature documentary about Laila Haidari. Laila survived child marriage and her own traumatic past to battle one of the deadliest problems in Afghanistan: heroin addiction.
In a country offering almost no treatment services despite a crisis of addiction, Laila Haidari took the highly unusual decision to found her own pioneering addiction treatment center and a restaurant where all of the waiters are recovering heroin addicts.
In a country offering almost no treatment services despite a crisis of addiction, Laila Haidari took the highly unusual decision to found her own pioneering addiction treatment center and a restaurant where all of the waiters are recovering heroin addicts.
- 98 min
Oct 21, 2018 · Laila at the Bridge: Directed by Elizabeth Mirzaei, Gulistan Mirzaei. Laila Haidari survived child marriage and her own traumatic past to battle one of the deadliest problems in Afghanistan: heroin addiction.
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- Documentary
- Elizabeth Mirzaei, Gulistan Mirzaei
- 2018-10-21
May 29, 2019 · Laila Haidari survived child marriage and her own traumatic past to battle one of the deadliest problems in Afghanistan: heroin addiction. Known as ‘the moth...
- 1 min
- 512
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
Having witnessed her brother’s 25-year battle with drug addiction, former child bride Laila devotes her life to treating heroin-addicted men and women in Kabul.
In a country offering almost no treatment services despite a crisis of addiction, Laila Haidari took the highly unusual decision to found her own pioneering addiction treatment center and a restaurant where all of the waiters are recovering heroin addicts.
