Rock the Casbah

2013

1h 40m

Comedy

Drama

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100%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

45%

100+ Ratings

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Family problems are revealed when a woman returns home for her father's funeral.

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Disappointing on all fronts. Bill Murray, half-heartedly, plays a D list Rock Promoter Wanna Be who goes to Afganistan for a USO show but ends up losing his Talent, the amazing Zooey Deschanel, who freaks out and splits. Murray then "discovers" a native girl who can sing, marginally, and wants to appear on the local Afgan Star TV show. This movie is both Confused and Confusing. Kate Hudson phones in a performance as a hillbilly hooker inexplicable making her fortune in Kabul and Scott Caan and Danny McBride appear as manic arms dealers in the middle of a feud between two warlords. There is a lot of air time for Yusef Islam's songs (fka Cat Stevens) who publicly supports the real life fatwa against author Salmon Rushdie and says Rushdie should be killed. So much for free speech. Waste of time, waste of money, not entertaining.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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A mildly enjoyable little drama made by women for women - very much like Labaki's Caramel - but unfortunately the plot is a bit dispersed and more superficial than it should be, with unnecessary (and predictable) revelations that make it feel more like a soap opera.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Don't watch this if your authority figure has gone please

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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In the words of Sass Hunt "I liked the Morocconess". That for me, must be the only reason this cliched melodrama made it into the Sydney Film Festival.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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This movie as really funny, dramatic and honest with emotional moments. Really entertaining!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Laïla Marrakchi

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Morjana Alaoui

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Nadine Labaki

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Lubna Azabal

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Hiam Abbass

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

Some degree of feminist anger is implicit as comedy gives way to melodrama, but ultimately critique is swallowed up in the affirmation of life as an eternal cycle in which joy and sorrow are bound together.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 21, 2014

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David Stratton

At the Movies (Australia)

A film that's easy to enjoy while at the same time not treading much in the way of new ground.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 21, 2014

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

This film continues to linger in my mind. See it at a morning session with a strong coffee. You won't regret it.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 21, 2014

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Tom Clift

Concrete Playground

Heavily indebted to the collected works of Jane Austen...distinguishes itself via a purposeful sense of cultural specificity within a more broadly relatable story.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 21, 2014

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Margaret Pomeranz

At the Movies (Australia)

It's a very enjoyable film.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 21, 2014

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Louise Keller

Urban Cinefile

The enigmatic presence of Omar Sharif as he gives a running commentary from the sidelines, is the best thing about Laila Marrakchi's film about secrets, lies and family feuds.

Nov 15, 2014

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Synopsis

Family problems are revealed when a woman returns home for her father's funeral.

Director: Laïla Marrakchi
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 40m

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