Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan(2008)

Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan Synopsis

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 country’s 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.

Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan (2008) is a music and documentary film directed by Simon Broughton, released on October 11, 2008 with a runtime of 1h. It stars Aziz Ghaznawi, Mashinai, Khaled Arman and Shiraz Siddiqi.