“By selling her, I was able to save my other children.”
Selling one’s own children may seem unfathomable. But in Afghanistan, as more and more families are left to starve in misery since the return of the Taliban, some parents feel like they have no other choice ...
Brut filmmaker Nadège Justiniani went to meet them.
Selling one’s own children may seem unfathomable. But in Afghanistan, as more and more families are left to starve in misery since the return of the Taliban, some parents feel like they have no other choice ...
Brut filmmaker Nadège Justiniani went to meet them.
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00:00We were looking for someone to take care of my daughter.
00:09We were looking for someone to take care of her.
00:23I can't take care of my daughter.
00:30I can't take care of my daughter.
00:35It's very difficult to take care of her.
00:38I'll see what I can do.
00:42I can't take care of my daughter.
00:55My parents forced me to get married.
01:00It's been a long time.
01:04It's been a long time.
01:07My family was hungry.
01:09They forced me to get married.
01:13Everything you say is valuable.
01:21But because I was alone, I didn't want to starve.
01:34I didn't have money.
01:37I didn't know what to do.
01:40I didn't know what to do.
02:04This is our home.
02:16I do not have a name.
02:19I don't have a name.
02:23My name is Huseyeva.
02:26I like to study.
02:29I like to study.
02:34I have two daughters.
02:41When my father was alive, I was his teacher.
02:58He was a hard worker.
03:10I don't remember exactly when the Taliban came.
03:15They went to work early in the morning.
03:19They didn't come in the evening.
03:22I don't know if it was because of work or something else.
03:27I only remember that it was Friday night when the Taliban came.
03:31I was always waiting for them to come.
03:34They would come today or tomorrow.
03:37I didn't know they were coming until now.
03:45It's been five months since the Taliban came.
03:52It's been five months since the Taliban came.
03:58It's been five months since the Taliban came.
04:04The Taliban is coming.
04:09Put your hands together.
04:19I wanted to study medicine.
04:24I didn't know why my father didn't give me food.
04:32I didn't know why my father didn't give me food.
04:39The situation has changed a lot in the last five months.
04:46We can't afford to buy food or water.
04:50If I had a job, I would work.
04:53If I didn't have a job, I would study medicine.
04:56I gave my younger sister a job.
05:01We can't afford to buy food or water.
05:11We can't afford to buy food or water.
05:16We can't afford to buy food or water.
05:31My son is in Daikon.
05:41My son is in Daikon.
05:46He's in Daikon.
05:50What are we going to do?
05:52What are we going to do?
05:58I am Abdul Kareem.
06:00I came to visit my father on the 16th.
06:03I brought him some bread.
06:06He has been missing for 6-7 months now.
06:10He ran away.
06:12This is how life is.
06:14God forbid, this is how life is.
06:18I am the only guardian of my master.
06:21I buy bread from the market.
06:25I buy bread from the market.
06:29This is 1,400 grams.
06:31How can a poor man buy bread?
06:33How can he live?
06:44Before the Taliban came,
06:46I used to say a lot.
06:48Before the Taliban came,
06:50I used to say a lot.
06:52First, I would close my school.
06:54I would go home to the doctor.
06:58Now I have no work.
07:00Now I have no work.
07:02But I am still afraid.
07:04I told him that if the situation
07:06If the situation
07:08was like this,
07:10I would not give him money.
07:12I would not give him money.
07:14I would not give him money.
07:16He said that he had between
07:1840,000 and 50,000.
07:20He said that he had between
07:2240,000 and 50,000.
07:24He said that he had between
07:2640,000 and 50,000.
07:28I told him that if anyone
07:30was in good health,
07:32that was my daughter.
07:34that was my daughter.
07:38Do you understand that sometimes
07:40Do you understand that sometimes
07:42your momma is in a difficult situation?
07:44I have no idea.
07:46My mother would take me to
07:48school,
07:50I would go to my sister's house in the morning.
07:55I was angry because I thought she would take me to my mother's house.
08:02I would see her and I would ask her why she didn't take me to her house.
08:12I wouldn't tell her.
08:15I didn't tell her until now.
08:18When I asked her yesterday, she was sitting there.
08:21Last night she started crying.
08:24I asked her why she didn't tell me.
08:26She said she would sell me.
08:28I asked her who she would sell me to.
08:30She said she didn't tell me.
08:32She said she knew my cousin.
08:35She said she would sell me to my cousin.
08:43She sold me to my cousin.
08:46She sold me to my cousin.
08:49She sold me to my cousin.
08:52She sold me to my cousin.
08:56I don't remember why I didn't tell anyone.
09:00I would talk to my cousin.
09:03She would say she sold me to her cousin.
09:06She sold me to my cousin.
09:28My dream is to become a doctor.
09:32I would like to serve the people.
09:35But I couldn't.
09:37Because of the Taliban.
09:39Schools are closed.
09:47I would come to my mother's house.
09:50I would ask her for money.
09:53I would ask her for money.
09:55I would ask her for money.
09:57I would ask her for money.
10:00I had two children.
10:03Inbe reminds me of something.
10:06This is how I remember it.
10:10I would ask my cousin for money.
10:14I would tell her I am rich
10:18and have kids.
10:21I would ask her for money.
10:24She would give me this book.
10:27I will never stop feeling nervous and anxious.
10:31Whenever I give them, I feel less anxious, less nervous.
10:36I'm always in this state, with dust, stones and air.
10:41I'm always covered in mud and mud.
10:44I take my medicine with me and I'll show you how it works.
10:49I take my medicine in my head.
10:52How do you see your future with your husband?
11:22You say you want to protect her. Do you understand that by getting daddy young into marriage she will probably never go to school and never get a job? Do you understand that and what do you think about this?
11:52Do you want to have children with her and if yes, would you let her time to grow because she's just a child now, she's 11 years old?
12:22I don't want to force her to go to school. I don't want to force her to go to school.
12:32I don't want to force her to go to school.
13:02I don't want my sister's life to be ruined. I don't want my brother's life to be ruined.
13:32I don't want my brother's life to be ruined. I don't want my sister's life to be ruined.
13:41I have a problem with my mother. I have a problem with her. It's like I'm putting a burden on her. She can't stay awake until midnight. That's why I have this problem.
14:02I read a lot of religious books, but I've never had the courage to decide to do this.
14:22I've read a lot of religious books, but I've never had the courage to decide to do this.
14:27I've never had the courage to decide to do this.