THE LAST AMBASSADOR

A film by Natalie Halla
Feature Documentary  |  80 min |  AT  2025
A co-production with Natalie Halla

DISTRIBUTION

WORLD
THE PARTY FILM SALES

AUSTRIA
FILMLADEN

SYNOPSIS

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

PRESS RELATIONS

IMDB

FESTIVALS

CPH:DOX, COPENHAGEN 2025
Fact:Award

HOT DOCS, TORONTO 2025
Persister

CROSSING EUROPE, LINZ 2025
Local Artists

QUOTES

"A documentary that demands to be seen as soon as you can"
- CREATIVE CINEMATIC COLLECTION

"A testament to resilience, captivating"
- OVERLY HONEST REVIEWS

"An edifying film"
- LE POLYESTER

"A solid portrait of a woman"
- UNSEEN FILMS

"A rare glimpse of hope in dark times"
- DIRTY MOVIES

INFO

RUNNING TIME – 80 minutes
ORIGINAL LANGUAGES – Dari, English
SUBTITLES – English, German
LOCATIONS – Austria, Afghanistan, Canada, Tajikistan, United States
SHOOTING FORMAT – various, mainly Digital 2K
SCREENING FORMAT – DCP 2K, DCI Flat
ASPECT RATIO – 1.85:1
SOUND FORMAT – 5.1
PICTURES/SEC – 25

CREW

DIRECTOR                 
Natalie Halla

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Natalie Halla
Judith Benedikt, AAC
Jordan Bryon

EDITOR           
Birgit Foerster

NARRATIVE BY
Jordan Bryon
Birgit Foerster

DRAMATURGICAL ADVISOR
Arash T. Riahi

MUSIC                      
Karwan Marouf

PRODUCERS
Peter Drössler
Arash T. Riahi
Sabine Gruber
Natalie Halla

PARTNERS