first season ofUnit’, starring a group of agents from a counter-terrorism unit, impressed by its realism, the careful documentation of the work of these police officers, and the result of careful (and ambitious) production. A step has been taken with the second turn them into terrorist targets so This allows you to focus on the emotions. opened third Movistar Plus+ this Thursday, 18, “Kabul Unit”gives a twist and compromises Describe the fall of Kabul It’s in the hands of the Taliban, after the West was abandoned years ago, promising to restore their freedom to Afghanistan. And that seems forgotten.
conclusion six episodes (about 40 minutes long), in the Almería desert, where key locations such as the evacuation point of the Kabul airport and the Afghan villages are recreated to tell how three agents lived (or tried to survive): Marcos (Michel Noher) ), Miriam (Marian Alvarez) and Naja (fariba sheikhhan). The cops had arrived days ago looking for tips from a confidant about a planned attack in Europe, and it eventually fell into the hands of the Taliban. Or running away from them. And through these intrigues, to show the germs of terror at the hands of a woman, the life-giving Fazela, and the reality of the Afghan people. Afghan Shabnam Rahimiwho is not a professional player but rather a boxer, but has experienced this due to his refugee status and conveys many facts.
because it is known women are the main victims Because of the Taliban regime, they lost their freedom overnight. They can’t read, they can’t work, they can’t play sports… they can’t even smile. and what is this Alberto Marini and Dani of the Order, the creators want to convey. Fazela, the chief physician at the Kabul hospital, learned that the Taliban had returned and immediately dust off the burqa i thought i would never use encierra again great symbolism. And it causes tremendous unrest (and this is just the beginning). “It’s a scene as wonderful as it is terrifying,” Marini warns. “Shabnam used to say that if he had to wear it in the drama, he would be slammed and forget the text,” says Álvarez, whose Marian character will experience moments of the greatest pain and tragedy with Sheikhan’s character Najwa. .
the origin of everything
The idea of making a third season arose in August 2021, when the news only mentioned Kabul. “Dani said we had to do something. But more than an opportunity, but as a necessity“, explains Marini. “We wanted to tell a truth that is that of the Taliban and the United States. origin of terrorismbut also women and the victim population extremism”. They seem to be among the first (perhaps the first) to do this. Emphasizing the importance of knowing the background of the refugee so as not to reject him, De la Orden adds, “We want to focus there and see if it’s helpful on a humanitarian level.”
“we have best resources: Ministry of Information; journalist Luis de Vega, who lived before, during and after; the head of the evacuated GEO; the Spanish Army general who organized it…”, describes Marini. This meticulous way of documenting himself stemmed from his obsession with the “Unmanipulated”. We had to stick to the truth“, add. It also helped illustrate the fact that it exists. afghan actors, a wardrobe with meticulous attention to detail, where dialogues are kept in Afghan (with subtitles but not dubbed). By the way, it’s a second thing that has characterized the series since its inception.
Ambitious blockbuster
However, the wonderful story of ‘La Unidad: Kabul’ had to be captured in the images that came out of the minds of Marini and (who is also its director) De La Orden. And that’s when it becomes a blockbuster movie with a crew of: 300 people, 130 of which are actors and extras. And some amazing action sequences from 40 experts (including 28 bikers). “That was the biggest challenge I faced as a director. Recreating Kabul between Madrid and Almería (also shot in Pakistan) is complicated. Because building, dressing, putting on make-up, bringing vehicles and making action scenes is a very important job and requires the use of resources,” he insists. Afghan actors themselves will be moved And they’ll cry.” “It’s been brutal choral work and it has led us to excellence as professionals, and we finished it in ‘La Unidad: Kabul,’” he emphasizes.
The universe of ‘The Unit’, which could feed another season, although the creators ignored it: “We closed the trilogy with this in principle, but we said that after the second season. Depends on what’s going on in the world”, warns De La Orden. “I hope not, but this still opens the door to another season,” he concludes.