Directed by:
Babak JalaliCinematography:
Noaz DesheComposer:
Mahmood SchrickerCast:
Larry Laverty, Kari Wishingrad, Mahmood Schricker, Kyle Kernan, Lars Ulrich, Mohsen Namjoo, Boshra DastournezhadVOD (1)
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He left for a country where he hardly spoke the language. Yet he was a man who made a living from words: in Iran, he was a respected author. Now, Mister Royani (Mohsen Namjoo, a well-known musician in Iran) is head of programming at Pars Radio, a Persian radio station in San Francisco. In this role, he creates poetic, sometimes even meditative broadcasts for Afghans and Iranians living in the Bay Area. He reads stories, receives guests and discusses topics of interest, such as 'the history of apes in space'.
But on the day that Radio Dreams takes place, a very special event is planned: Kabul Dreams, the first rock band from Afghanistan, is to be in the studio. Later that day, they will jam with the world-famous rock band Metallica. Everyone is excited, except for Mister Royani, for whom everyday life seems to be one big disappointment.
(International Film Festival Rotterdam)
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Probably the most exciting part of the film was waiting to see if the famous band Metallica would actually arrive and jam with Kabul Dreams. To my great surprise, at least Lars Ulrich finally showed up, although it somehow faded into nothingness, like the melancholy events surrounding a strange Iranian radio station in the middle of America. Kabul Dreams didn't seem to me to be completely futile musically, so I did some digging and found out that they are not a fictional band, but that they really are the first rock band from Afghanistan. (55%)
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