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Afghan Star

Wednesday
Mar 24
03:00 pm

3100 Foul Bay Rd Young Building, Room 216
Victoria, BC
Canada

Winner of the best foreign documentary and best director awards at the 2009 Sundance film festival, Afghan Star provides us with a hopeful and troubling look at a country trying to recover from decades of war and oppression. Join us for the Victoria

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Afghan Star

Havana Marking / UK / 2009 / 87 ' / English - Pashto - Dari / S.T. English

After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, Afghan Pop Idol is taking the nation by storm. But this is more than just a TV show...

Synopsis

 

After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop culture has returned to Afghanistan. Millions are watching Afghan Star - a Pop Idol-style TV series in which people from across the country compete for a cash prize and record deal. 2000 people audition, including three brave women. The viewers vote for their favorite singers by mobile phone.

This timely and inspired film follows the moving stories of four young contestants looking for a new life. But their journeys take a terrifying turn as one young woman dances on stage, threatening her own safety and the future of the show itself. In Afghanistan, you risk your life to sing.

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