Afghan Star is a 2008 documentary with a runtime of 1 hour and 27 minutes. 2 wins & 3 nominations. In a chilling scene, a young man looks solemnly at the camera as he declares Setara should be killed for her transgressions. could not find your e-mail or password. The film, funded by More4 and the BritDoc Foundation, receives its British premiere in London this Friday. Afghan Star follows the story of Hameed Sakhizada, Setara Hussainzada, Rafi Naabzada, and Lema Sahar, four The other female contestant Lema Sahar, a Pashtun, is eliminated in the last round leaving Naabzada and Sakhizada. Because of this, it became a crime in the late 1990s todance or listen to music or to watch TV. ", Raafi Naabzada, Hameed Sajhizada, Setara Hussainzada, Lima Sahar, Daoud Sediqi. By all means, take your American Idol-besotted children to see this movie. "Dancing may be liked overseas, but Afghans don't approve," says Rafi. United Kingdom, 2009. To find out more about the third episode please click on the link below and watch the full video. She is denounced by public officials; death threats prevent her from returning to her hometown. We then went to More4 True Stories; Sandra Whipham commissioned it instantly. What is this country that youngsters cannot make their voices heard, she despairs. Required fields are marked *. Afghan Star. When the Taliban were taken out of power in 2001, it was no longer a punishable crime in Afghanistan to watch TV, dance, or listen to popular music. STARmeter. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. "Killing a person," Forogh laments, "has become as easy as killing a bird." To this day, he doesn't know who tried to kill him. In fact, the smartest people on earth are usually the ones who are the most logical. Any work that you looked to when you started this project? He is Hazara, from the centre of the country, where the Bamiyan Buddhas were blown up by the Taliban, and has an interest in traditional music. All Rights Reserved. Este documental muestra las dificultades y al riesgo que corren estos concursantes, ya que estn continuamente expuestos a la amenaza . [CDATA[// >