Champions of the Golden Valley

In the mountains of Afghanistan, a passion for skiing attracts young athletes from rival villages to the slopes. With minimal gear and makeshift wooden skis, the determined coach Alishah Farhang organizes a ski race like no other that unites the community in a moment of joy and triumph, before many of the skiers are displaced amid the country’s collapse. “Champions of the Golden Valley” captures the spirit of an underdog sports story with the heartfelt portrait of a community finding hope amid disrupted dreams. It is an uplifting exploration of what it means to be a champion – in all its forms.

The film is presented as part of the project Cinema as a Laboratory V co-founded by the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.