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By Murong B (9) on 15 Nov 2009

I forgot this movie was about Afghanistan on several occasions…

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By Louella C (3) on 02 Nov 2009

Hard to believe that people still live the way they do over there! Thank goodness for Canada!!! Enjoyed this one…

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By Stig S (46) on 29 Oct 2009

A documentary that tells us that everything is not bad in Afghanistan. Pop idol on TV is democracy in pracsis…

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By Adrian E (139) on 17 Oct 2009

I hesitate to the use the word 'inspirational', but this doco had me fighting back tears at the dehydrated end of a long haul flight…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Oct 2009

One of the more surreal docs to come down the pike in some time…

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By Jennifer Merin (124) for About.com (1,470) on 05 Oct 2009

Afghanistan's version of American Idol shines a spotlight on a culture in transition…

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By Jibrail F (2) on 29 Sep 2009

An execelent documentary that both highlights how far the peoples of Afghanistan have come from a fundamentalist dictatorship and also what…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 29 Sep 2009

It's an upbeat film, though hardly a convincing one, that shows there's more to the popular TV show than entertainment…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 23 Sep 2009

The filmmaking itself is pretty much by the numbers...But there's some genuine tension as the competition field narrows…

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By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 17 Sep 2009

The film's essential fascination and integrity swamp any qualms about its pacing or all-around moviemaking…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 16 Sep 2009

Of all the films to come out the conflict, Afghan Star is the most provocative, because its message that people are essentially the same is…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 03 Sep 2009

It's hard not to look at the effect this program is having on the country and not come away thinking military might isn't the solution a lot…

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By Anne C (149) on 29 Aug 2009

It really is an incredible documentary…

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By Margaret M (158) on 25 Aug 2009

Saw it at a local film festival…

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By Simon P (766) on 24 Aug 2009

Fascinating insight into an Afghanistan of young music fans, tribal allegiances, death threats to female performers and the mass participation…

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By Bruno L (623) on 22 Aug 2009

Afghan Star was surprisely amazing…

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By Claudine J (31) on 20 Aug 2009

Neither 'worst' nor 'awesome…

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By Jonathan Curiel (75) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 20 Aug 2009

Like The Kite Runner novel and movie, the documentary Afghan Star succeeds at dramatizing the lives of Afghans, but those we see on screen…

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By Michael Upchurch (49) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 20 Aug 2009

An informative documentary revealing how decades of war and years of Taliban repression have fallen to the wayside, however briefly, as Kabul's…

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By Roberto L (107) on 15 Aug 2009

Amazing film ! very heartfelt and also shows how easier life is in the usa…

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