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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 11 Aug 2009

This documentary about the Afghani version of American Idol is good and worth a look, but I was never swept up by it emotionally…

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By Swati G (12) on 01 Aug 2009

An amazing movie about life in Afghanistan centered around their version of American Idol. See it if you get the chance…

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By Lance Gould (5) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 29 Jul 2009

Director Havana Marking's work is quite moving, particularly when it follows two of the three women who compete with nearly 2000 male applicants…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 29 Jul 2009

One of the most hopeful and heart-rending movies I've seen this year…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 23 Jul 2009

If you believe that bringing the questionable virtues of American Idol to Afghanistan would do that beleaguered nation no favors, the remarkable…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Jul 2009

insightful document that gives you so much more than the well-done look at a reality show…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 22 Jul 2009

Havana Marking's excellent, illuminating film follows four Afghan Star finalists over the frenetic final months leading to the Moment of Truth…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 18 Jul 2009

Marking follows four contestants for the three months leading up to Afghan Star's finale and, while there are some amusing parallels to American…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Jul 2009

Afghan Star goes much deeper, eloquently conveying the tensions, small victories and shattering setbacks of a fragile democracy struggling…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 15 Jul 2009

Focusing on the contestants who make the initial cut -- two men and two women -- the film can't resist wringing some American Idol-style suspense…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 26 Jun 2009

Entertaining and pointed, reveals the cultural, political, and social power of an old-fashioned televised talent show in a country where voting…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 25 Jun 2009

In the end, who wins and loses the competition is incidental. The power of Marking's film comes from the fact the competition exists at all…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 25 Jun 2009

The show works pretty much the same as Idol does, with Afghans voting by cellphone for their favorite performers…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 25 Jun 2009

Fascinating and, when you see Afghan versions of Simon Cowell and Co…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 Jun 2009

The movie uses the talent show Afghan Star as a prism through which to examine the fragmented tribal culture of Afghanistan as reflected in…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 23 Jun 2009

An extraordinary documentary about an American Idol-like TV show that manages to capture the volatile mix of history, religion, and pop culture…

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By Ella Taylor (978) for Village Voice (8,525) on 23 Jun 2009

Marking follows the finalists around on the last leg of their PR campaigns and captures something sweetly goofy, with an edge of creepy, about…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 20 Jun 2009

Although not breaking new ground in terms of the way it is shot and edited, this is a compelling story and features some excellent archive footage…

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By Bill C (822) on 19 Jun 2009

Very good film, shows a side of afghanistan i've never seen before thanks to US media…

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By Gabe Leibowitz (202) for Film and Felt (184) on 05 Jun 2009

Afghan Star provides us with an up-close peek at the more progressive side of war-torn Afghanistan…

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