Movie
Afghan Muscles
2006 · 58 min
A quiet, observant documentary that finds dignity and quiet obsession in men sculpting their bodies amid a broken country.
- Directed by
- Andreas Dalsgaard
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Noorrulhoda Shirbad, Hamid Shirzai
- Overview
- The young men of Afghanistan have discovered the art of bodybuilding. In a country ravished by war, these men still hold on to their dreams; dreams of muscle, honour and fame - absolute control of the body in a world of chaos.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, identity, survival, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Andreas Dalsgaard
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Noorrulhoda Shirbad, Hamid Shirzai