Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan

Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan

In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways.

1985 en 52 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Amir Muhammad

Amir Muhammad

Self

Shah Wali Khan

Shah Wali Khan

Self

Satar Khan

Satar Khan

Self

A. W. Sultani

A. W. Sultani

Self

Similar Movies

Sons of Haji Omar

Sons of Haji Omar

en

February 14, 1978

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

en

September 13, 2005

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

en

December 13, 1970

Dont Look Back

Dont Look Back

en

May 17, 1967

Patsy & Loretta

Patsy & Loretta

en

October 19, 2019

The Hornet's Nest

The Hornet's Nest

en

May 9, 2014

Journey to Jah

Journey to Jah

de

March 20, 2014

Thrown into Canada

Thrown into Canada

en

November 19, 2022

Miss Pym's Day Out

Miss Pym's Day Out

en

February 19, 1992

An Audience with Elton John

An Audience with Elton John

en

September 27, 1997

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson

en

July 21, 2019

Cult People

Cult People

en

January 1, 1989

Pandora Peaks

Pandora Peaks

en

October 25, 2004

Once

Once

en

March 23, 2007