Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan (1985)
Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan (1985)
In highly charged and tragic circumstances, music can be used in very direct ways.
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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Amir Muhammad Amir Muhammad As: Self
Shah Wali Khan Shah Wali Khan As: Self
Satar Khan Satar Khan As: Self
A. W. Sultani A. W. Sultani As: Self
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Storyline

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.


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

Genres: Documentary, Music

Language: پښتو

Release Date: 01 January 1985

Country: PK

Runtime: 52m

Company Credits

Company: NFTS

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Directed By

John Baily

John Baily

Director

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Other Crew

Wayne Derrick

Wayne Derrick

Cinematography

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