RocKabul (2018)

Directed by

Travis Beard

Genre

documentary film

Country

Afghanistan, Australia

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows young musicians in Kabul, Afghanistan as they try to start a rock music scene. It shows their struggles with cultural and political pressures.

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What happens

RocKabul is a documentary film that was produced between 2009 and 2016 in Afghanistan by Australian filmmaker Travis Beard. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Rotterdam International Film Festival. It has been featured in over 40 film festivals, and had a limited cinema release within Australia in 2019. Bill Gould from the American alternative metal band Faith No More is an Executive Producer on the film and describes it as “A coming of age documentary which deals with youth identity and freedom of expression” (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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