Afghan Star
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    100
    A remarkable documentary.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    One of the most hopeful and heart-rending movies I've seen this year.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    91
    Judging from this film, a pop cultural resurgence in Afghanistan seems ultimately unstoppable, even with a resurgent Taliban, if for no other reason than that 60 percent of the population is under 21. Also, this is a country, as we see again and again, that loves to sing.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    83
    If nothing else, Afghan Star offers a reminder of how much has changed in Afghanistan from the late ’70s--when Kabul was a secular-oriented city with co-ed universities and a thriving nightclub scene--to the rise of the Taliban.

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