Rock the Kasbah (film)
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
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| Written by | Mitch Glazer |
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| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt |
| Edited by | Aaron Yanes |
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| Distributed by | Open Road Films |
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106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $3.4 million |
Rock the Kasbah is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Mitch Glazer. The film stars Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Leem Lubany, Scott Caan, Danny McBride, Kelly Lynch, Arian Moayed, Taylor Kinney, and Beejan Land. The film was released on October 23, 2015, by Open Road Films.
Richie Lanz (Bill Murray), a has-been rock manager takes his last remaining client on a USO tour of Afghanistan. When Richie finds himself in Kabul, abandoned, penniless and without his U.S. passport, he discovers a young Afghan girl named Salima with an extraordinary voice and manages her through Afghanistan's version of American Idol.
The story is very freely adapted from the 2009 documentary Afghan Star, and was dedicated to one of the stars of that film Setara Hussainzada.
On September 3, 2013 QED International announced that it was producing the film with Bill Murray set to star and Barry Levinson directing with a script by Mitch Glazer. On January 30, 2014, more actors joined the film including Bruce Willis, Shia LaBeouf, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel and Danny McBride, with shooting being set to start in June 2014. On February 6, 2014 it was announced that Open Road Films had acquired the US distribution rights to the film. On March 27, 2014, Shia LaBeouf dropped out of the film. On March 31, 2014, Scott Caan joined the cast to replace LaBeouf. On May 6, 2014 Australian Actor Beejan Land joined the cast. On May 28, 2014, Taylor Kinney joined the cast of the film.
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