Lima Sahar in "Afghan Star"
In Havana Marking’s fascinating documentary, “Afghan Star”, suspense encircles a talent competition that has become a national obsession- an “American Idol” style television show in Afghanistan. The excitement encompasses more than who will win.
The movie uses the talent show “Afghan Star” as a vehicle to examine the divided tribal culture of Afghanistan as reflected in the backgrounds of four finalists (two of which are women) as well as the publics response to their performances. In English, Dari and Pashtun, with English subtitles. This film is not rated.
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