Afghan Star

Going In:

an American Idol Contestant


Afghan Star follows contestants appearing on an "American Idol-esque" show in the country of Afghanistan. Interestingly enough the United States and coalition forces are in Afghanistan now for a peace keeping operation, global bridge? I think so. If I know anything about American Idol, it's that you get an interesting cross section of people who can actually sing, show-boaters and people so full of themselves that they think they sound like angels when they really sound like nails on a chalk board. Hopefully years of conflict and Taliban rule will keep those folks to a minimum, for Afghanistan's sake. But I digress, hopefully this movie will give us an insight into the newly democratic Afghanistan (tainted with corruption and literal bags of money, I know, but for the sake of making a point), and how well American reality shows adapt to Islamic culture. Here's hoping that this film is borderline uplifting.



a Map of Afghanistan