Heart of Asia (Afghanistan) (1929)

This Russian documentary offered tantalizing glimpses of Afghanistan, which in 1929 was still one of the few heavily-populated areas in the world where the residents continued to live as they did in the Middle Ages. A progressive new leader named Amnullah tries to "Westernize" the country, meeting plenty of resistance from native reactionaries.

• Release Date: 1929-02-26
• Runtime: 1h 5min
• Director: Vladimir Yerofeyev