Afghan Star
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78 out of 100

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  • Summary: After 30 years of Taliban and wartime rule, pop culture is creeping back into Afghanistan in the form of Afghan Star, an enormously popular American Idol–type contest. Filmmaker Havana Marking follows the dramatic stories of four of the contestants over three months, from regional auditions s to the finals in Kabul, giving us a new, and more human, look at this troubled part of the world. (Zeitgeist Films) … Expand

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    100
    A remarkable documentary.
  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Whitney Borup
    80
    An inspiring, fun documentary.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Chris Barsanti
    80
    Wholly one-third of the country, some 11 million people, watched the finale. Marking's film is too astute to pretend that such fleeting things can bring about peaceful democracy, but it's also perfectly aware that they certainly can't hurt.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    60
    Fascinating and, when you see Afghan versions of Simon Cowell and Co. reacting to tryouts, a reminder of how fame and the thirst for it is the same in any language.

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