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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 29 May 2009

Fascinating, 'Afghan Star' pictures the familiar dropped into a totally foreign context distanced even more by recent and continuing bloody strife…

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By Matthew L (1,720) on 21 May 2009

Interesting but a bit dry in terms of the narrative. The access that Havana Marking got was pretty amazing though…

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By Edward Porter (366) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 30 Mar 2009

An absorbing - if, inevitably, impressionistic - picture of life in Kabul and beyond…

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By Rob Daniel (202) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 28 Mar 2009

Sobering and cautiously optimistic, Havana Marking's documentary is a treat…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Total Film (3,532) on 27 Mar 2009

Tracking the rebuilding of this decimated, divided country through the prism of trash TV might seem trite, but Havana Marking's ambitious if…

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By Sarah Cohen (2) for Time Out (7,510) on 27 Mar 2009

And while its style and structure conform to the well-worn template established by docs like 'Spellbound', its success lies in creating an…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 27 Mar 2009

It's a shrewd and entertaining guide to this popular phenomenon, which even the Taliban cannot quite suppress, though nothing in the film quite…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 27 Mar 2009

Afghanistan's very own pop idols go head-to-head in a bright and sometimes troubling behind-the-scenes documentary - dancing is a no-no…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 27 Mar 2009

Havana Marking's uproarious, awareness-raising documentary tells us more about the title country than a month of newscasts…

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By Mike M (2,387) on 22 Mar 2009

Cleaves closely, if divertingly, to the established Spellbound template of tracking a handful of contestants as they compete for the show's…

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By Klarissa O (53) on 20 Feb 2009

This movie was so good. Such a compelling portrait of western influence in Afghanistan…

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By Kari M (47) on 26 Jan 2009

Sundance Best of Documentary 2009 ... fascinating subject matter and compelling film…

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