Rock the Kasbah

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Rock the Kasbah

"Opportunity rocks where you least expect it."

2015

1h 40m

5.4(350 votes)

Comedy

Music

War

Overview

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

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Bill Murray

Richie Lanz

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Zooey Deschanel

Ronnie

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Bruce Willis

Bombay Brian

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Kate Hudson

Merci

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Taylor Kinney

Private Barnes

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Danny McBride

Nick

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Scott Caan

Jake

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Eugenia Kuzmina

Gulla

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Sarah Baker

Maureen

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Leem Lubany

Salima

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Avery Phillips

Dree

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Megan Raich

Brittany

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Jonas Khan

Nizar Khan

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Arian Moayed

Riza

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Fahim Fazli

Tariq Khan

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Sameer Ali Khan

Azam Ghol

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Beejan Land

Daoud

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Husam Chadat

Nasim

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Kelly Lynch

Sylvia

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Glenn Fleshler

Army Warrant Officer

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Fatim Zahra El Hassani

10-year-old Afghan Girl

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Hassan Bouayad

U.S. Army Soldier #1

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Sebastien Collineau

U.S. Army Soldier #2

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Hamdane Mohamed Habib

Afghan Police Man

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Azeddine Benamara

Walrus Mustached Mercenary

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Mohamed Boussalem

Militia #1

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Mansour Badri

Militia #1

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Kamel Kenzo

Muscle Car Driver Shir

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Yassir Semlali

Boy #1

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Mehdi Kachaoui

Boy #2

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Oussama Kadir

Boy #3

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Touami Noureddine

Afghan Star Guard

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Mouhcine Malzi

Afghan Star Technician

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Nour El Idrissi

Contestant #1

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Moutamassik Mohamed

Ice Cream Shop Man

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Hamid Najah

Mandayi Market Merchant

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Mustapha Makhada

Azam's Driver Jawad

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Abdellatif Chaouqi

Pashtun Rider

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Souad Belamlih

Salima's Mother

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Benjamin Hicquel

Mercenary (uncredited)

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