Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan
NR
0 votes
2008
1h 0m
Music
Documentary
Overview
All since the Soviet invasion in 1979 musicians have lived under restrictions in Afghanistan, before Mujahedin and Taliban tightened the reins even more. This documentary explores the position of music through more than twenty years of the country’s history. We meet musicians in Afghanistan and in exile, in addition to both believers who reject music and those having it as a central part of their religion.
Directed by Simon Broughton
Top cast
A
Aziz Ghaznawi
Himself - Head of Music Radio & TV AfghanistanM
Mashinai
Himself - MusicianK
Khaled Arman
Himself - Ensemble KabulS
Shiraz Siddiqi
Himself - Kabul ResidentN
Naqib Ahmad
Himself - Former MujahiddenN
Naghma
Herself - SingerW
Walayad Khan
Himself - Rubab MakerA
Amir Jan
Himself - MusicianA
Aziza Feroz Afghan
Herself - SingerM
Mike Wooldridge
Narrator (voice)Details
Status
Released
Release date
October 11, 2008
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
Advertisement
You might also like
8.5
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026
8.5
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
7.2
Daft Punk Unchained
2015
7.2
Junun
2015
7.0
Western Stars
2019
7.3
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
7.8
OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
2022
7.8
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021
7.9
Live Aid
1985
6.8
Halftime
2022
7.5
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020