7.0Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musician's Life in Peshawar, Pakistan (1985) is a Documentary / Music film directed by John Baily, starring Amir Muhammad, Shah Wali Khan, Satar Khan.
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 Muhammad, Shah Wali Khan, Satar Khan, A. W. Sultani
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Find a movie by describing itAmir, 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 was released in 1985.
The cast includes Amir Muhammad, Shah Wali Khan, Satar Khan, A. W. Sultani.
