90 mins |
Rated
TBC (Fearless)
Afghanistan's controversial pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors hopeful contestants on the hit singing TV series Afghan Star.
For 13 straight seasons, the show has featured only male winners. In 2019, this is about to change. Female singers Zahra Elham and Sadiqa Madadgar are on the verge of success as their dreams of becoming national singers begin to turn into reality.
Their lives are turned upside down when the Taliban return to power, reversing twenty years of progress for women's rights. Each woman must make a harrowing escape from Kabul into exile while the US fully evacuates.
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Afghanistan's controversial pop star and activist Aryana Sayeed mentors hopeful contestants on the hit singing TV series Afghan Star.
For 13 straight seasons, the show has featured only male winners. In 2019, this is about to change. Female singers Zahra Elham and Sadiqa Madadgar are on the verge of success as their dreams of becoming national singers begin to turn into reality.
Their lives are turned upside down when the Taliban return to power, reversing twenty years of progress for women's rights. Each woman must make a harrowing escape from Kabul into exile while the US fully evacuates.