Movie Details
Theatrical Release:July 15th, 2009
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Songlines Film
Breaking the Silence Music in Afghanistan (2009)
All since the Soviet invasion in 1979 musicians have lived under restrictions in Afghanistan before Mujahedin and Taliban tightened the reins even more This documentary explores the position of music through more than twenty years of the countrys history We meet musicians in Afghanistan and in exile in addition to both believers who reject music and those having it as a central part of their religion
DirectorSimon Broughton