A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.

Rock the Kasbah

2015

Rock the Kasbah is a 2015 comedy directed by Barry Levinson and written by Mitch Glazer.

Inspired by the 2009 documentary Afghan Star, the movie features Bill Murray as a talent manager who embarks on a USO tour to Afghanistan with his sole client. Unexpectedly left stranded in Kabul, he stumbles upon a remarkable young Afghan girl named Salima, gifted with an extraordinary voice. Recognizing her immense talent, he persuades the producer of Afghan Star to give her a chance in Afghanistan's equivalent of American Idol.

OPEN ROAD FILMS・2015・COMEDY・FILM

Barry Levinson
Mitch Glazer (screenplay)
Jimmy Abounouom — Line Producer (Morocco)
Steve Bing — Producer
Bill Block — Producer
Stephen J. Eads — Associate Producer
Tom Freston — Executive Producer
Elissa Friedman — Associate Producer
Mitch Glazer — Producer
Brian Grazer — Executive Producer
Gelareh Kiazand — Producer (Afghan unit)
Peter Lawson — Executive Producer
Anton Lessine — Executive Producer
Kris Moran — Associate Producer
Tom Ortenberg — Executive Producer
Jacob Pechenik — Producer
Iakovina Petsenikakis — Executive Producer
Iakovos Petsenikakis — Executive Producer
Roxie Rodriguez — Associate Producer
Sasha Shapiro — Executive Producer
Ethan Smith — Producer
Jason Sosnoff — Co-Executive Producer
Marsha L. Swinton — Executive Producer
Richie Lanz: Bill Murray
Bombay Brian: Bruce Willis
Ronnie: Zooey Deschanel
Merci: Kate Hudson
Nick: Danny McBride
Salima: Leem Lubany
Jake: Scott Caan
Marcelo Zarvos
Sean Bobbitt
Aaron Yanes
Salah Benchegra
Ellen Chenoweth
Niels Sejer
Rebecca Milton
Aziz Rafiq
Monica Sallustio
Amine Benkhayi
Deborah L. Scott
Ed Turner
Covert Media
Dune Films
Imagine Entertainment
Shangri-La Entertainment
Venture Forth
Open Road Films (II)