Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan (1985)
Overview
Amir, shot during the height of the Afghan civil war in the 1980s, investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan through the experiences of the musician Amir. The aspirations of Afghan refugees are expressed through their political songs dealing with the civil war in Afghanistan, with exile, with Afghan nationalism and with the Islamic revolution. In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways, both to promote solidarity and as an agent of catharsis.
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What is Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan about?
Amir, shot during the height of the Afghan civil war in the 1980s, investigates and portrays the life of Afghan refugees living in and around the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan through the experiences of the musician Amir. The aspirations of Afghan refugees are expressed through their political songs dealing with the civil war in Afghanistan, with exile, with Afghan nationalism and with the Islamic revolution. In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways, both to promote solidarity and as an agent of catharsis. Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan is a Documentary, Music movie, released on 1985-01-01, runtime 52 minutes.
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Directed by
John Baily
Cast
- Amir Muhammad as Self
- Shah Wali Khan as Self
- Satar Khan as Self
- A. W. Sultani as Self
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