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Movie Title : Afghan Star
Release Date : Jun 26, 2009 Wide
Genre Movie :Documentary,Television,Musical & Performing Arts,Art House & International,Special Interest
Mpaa Rating : Unrated

Actors :Rafi Naabzada,Lima Sahar,Fayez Hameed,Setara Hussainzada,Hameed Sakhizada

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996, among their many edicts was banning popular music, considering it a corrupting and sacrilegious influence. Though Taliban was swept from power in 2001, Islamic militants still regard music as sinful and have targeted Afghan musicians in assassination plots. Into this repressive culture comes a television show that has taken Afghanistan by storm -- Afghan Star, a talent search modeled after American Idol in which aspiring singers perform for the viewing audience and either advance in the ranks or are dropped from the competition based on votes cast by telephone. In a nation where both free democracy and pop music are both novel and risky concepts, Afghan Star's popularity is a bona fide phenomenon, and filmmaker Havana Marking explores both the competition and its effect on Afghan society in the documentary Afghan Star. Marking examines the show's audience -- it's estimated that a third of the nation watches it regularly -- as well as several top contestants, including would-be teen-pop sensation Rafi; Hammeed, a singer who is seen as a champion and role model by fellow members of the Hazara people; Lima, who was born and raised in a community of Islamic fundamentalists and must hide her identity for the safety of her family; and Setara, an attractive woman who defies convention by wearing American-style clothes and makeup, moving to the music on-stage, and even abandoning her head scarf during a performance, making her a hero to youngsters and a pariah to their parents (as well as Islamic conservatives). Afghan Star was an official selection at the 2008 Sheffield International Documentary Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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While its style and structure conform to the well-worn template established by docs like Spellbound, its success lies in creating an accessible, fun way into serious issues.
David Fear-Time Out

Of all the films to come out of the conflict, Afghan Star is the most provocative, because its message that people are essentially the same is a dubious, double-edge sword.
Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Like The Kite Runner novel and movie, the documentary Afghan Star succeeds at dramatizing the lives of Afghans, but those we see on screen are real flesh-and-blood characters -- people who let their true feelings emerge.
Jonathan Curiel-San Francisco Chronicle

An informative documentary revealing how decades of war and years of Taliban repression have fallen to the wayside, however briefly, as Kabul's answer to American Idol seduces a violence-weary Afghanistan.
Michael Upchurch-Seattle Times

One of the most hopeful and heart-rending movies I've seen this year.
Ty Burr-Boston Globe

This eye-opening film reveals that even systems as dubious as the Idol format mean dramatically different things when transferred to radically dissimilar cultures.
Kenneth Turan-Los Angeles Times

Timely and intriguing docu was the winner of the Directing and Audience Awards at the Sundance Film Fest.
Emanuel Levy-EmanuelLevy.Com

For all the dramatic pull of the competition and insight into current culture and politics in Afghanistan, it's a bit of a shame that the film itself is such a dry affair.
Ian Buckwalter-DCist

... more than a popular phenomenon, this documentary shows how a simple, completely apolitical piece of entertainment crosses ethnic, regional and cultural borders...
Sean Axmaker-Seanax.com

For once, the McDonald's-like spreading of American culture abroad seems to have actually been a good thing.
Rob Humanick-Projection Booth

The film is both optimistic and depressing. This film is about a real war with real deaths that is going on in Afghanistan and one of the battlefields of that war is a pop music contest on television.
Mark R. Leeper-rec.arts.movies.reviews

Afghan Star is an engaging and important film and what it lacks in depth, it makes up for in cultural impact. Worth seeing.
Matthew Turner-ViewLondon

An inspiring, fun documentary.
Whitney Borup-Film Threat

One of the more surreal docs to come down the pike in some time.
Marc Savlov-Austin Chronicle

Afghanistan's version of American Idol shines a spotlight on a culture in transition. Fascinating -- especially when it comes to the experiences of the woman who's risking her reputation and social standing in order to sing.
Jennifer Merin-About.com

It's an upbeat film, though hardly a convincing one, that shows there's more to the popular TV show than entertainment.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The filmmaking itself is pretty much by the numbers...But there's some genuine tension as the competition field narrows.
Jeff Vice-Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The film's essential fascination and integrity swamp any qualms about its pacing or all-around moviemaking.
Michael Sragow-Baltimore Sun

...by the end of the 88 minute journey you'll learn more about contemporary Afghanistan than you will from a month of watching television news in the United States.
Sarah Boslaugh-Playback:stl

Marking has a good eye for capturing the contradictions of Afghanistan.
Beth Accomando-KPBS.org

This documentary about the Afghani version of American Idol is good and worth a look, but I was never swept up by it emotionally.
Ken Hanke-Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)