Netherlands, Afghanistan, 2025, 97 min

Motivation:

“For the quality of the cinematography, the sincere direction, and its realistic portrayal, the jury honors a film that poetically and almost universally explores the relationship between father and son, transcending borders and traditions. The film truthfully shows the fate of refugees from their point of view and blends tenderness and defiance in a powerful portrait of a family scattered all over the world. The FIPRESCI Award 2025 goes to Paikar by Dawood Hilmandi.”