Rock the Kasbah
2015 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 5.4 · 18% critics
A down-on-his-luck music producer travels to Afghanistan and stumbles on a young singer with a remarkable voice, seeing a chance to rebuild his career. As he tries to help her chase a public spotlight, local pressures and a jealous rival create obstacles that test his motives and resolve.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-10-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 18/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (374 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like oddball, feel-good comedies that mix music with fish-out-of-water misadventures, in the vein of A Very Murray Christmas; Not for you if you want big laughs or a sensitive, realistic take.
Pros: offbeat humor; strong lead performance; uplifting music angle | Cons: uneven tone; slow pacing; cultural stereotypes
Themes
- jealousy
- ex-boyfriend
- redemption
- afghanistan
- record producer
- last chance
- singer
Cast & crew
Bill Murray
as Richie Lanz
Zooey Deschanel
as Ronnie
Bruce Willis
as Bombay Brian
Kate Hudson
as Merci
Taylor Kinney
as Private Barnes
Danny McBride
as Nick
Scott Caan
as Jake
Eugenia Kuzmina
as Gulla
Sarah Baker
as Maureen
Leem Lubany
as Salima
Directed by Barry Levinson