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Afghan Muscles (2006)

Afghan Muscles poster
Directed by
Andreas Dalsgaard
Genre
documentary film
Country
Afghanistan, Denmark
Runtime
59 min
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about bodybuilding in Afghanistan. It follows local men who dedicate themselves to lifting weights and building muscle in a country recovering from war.

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What happens

Afghan Muscles is a 2006 Danish documentary film directed by Andreas Møl Dalsgaard about bodybuilding in Afghanistan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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