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Afghan muscles

Andreas Dalsgaard, Denmark, 2006

59 min.DK/Documentary

The young men of Afghanistan have discovered the art of bodybuilding. In a country ravished by war, these men still hold on to their dreams; dreams of muscle, honour and fame - absolute control of the body in a world of chaos. »Afghan Muscles« is a story about dreams. The dreams we all share, dreams that are never the same. From the rubbles of Kabul to the skyline of Dubai we follow Hamid on a great journey, that will take him across mountains and through a struggle to honour both his own dreams and his father's aspirations.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Afghan muscles
Danish title Afghan muscles
Keywords Afghanistan, Body building, Honor
Director Andreas Dalsgaard
Screenplay Andreas Dalsgaard, Oliver Winding, Anna Bro
Producer Jesper Morthorst, Andreas Dalsgaard
Director of Photography Frederik Jacobi, Christian Vium Bønløkke Andersen, Andreas Dalsgaard
Editor My Thordal, Andreas Dalsgaard, Mahi Rahgozar, Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sound Jens Bønding, Christian Vium Bønløkke Andersen
Composer Fridolin Nordsø
Appearance Noorrulhoda Shirbad, Hamid Shirzai
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution TV2 World Sales
International sales TV 2 World
Technical info color
Danish theatrical release 07.09.2007
Cinemas Vester Vov Vov, Café Biografen (Odense), Øst for Paradis (Århus)
DFI subsidy Konsulentstøtte
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company Haslund Film, Nimbus Film
Domestic distribution TV2 World Sales

Direction

Direction Andreas Dalsgaard

Script

Script Andreas Dalsgaard
Script Oliver Winding
Script Anna Bro
Translation Wali Sitez
Research Christian Vium Bønløkke Andersen

Production

Producer Jesper Morthorst
Producer Andreas Dalsgaard
Line producer Jamil Ahmad
Executive producer Michael Haslund-Christensen

Cinematography

Cinematography Frederik Jacobi
Cinematography Christian Vium Bønløkke Andersen
Cinematography Andreas Dalsgaard
Graphic design Cathy Galecki Hertz

Stills

Stills Andreas Dalsgaard
Stills Frederik Jacobi
Stills Christian Vium Bønløkke Andersen

Editing

Editing My Thordal
Editing Andreas Dalsgaard
Editing Mahi Rahgozar
Editing Olivier Bugge Coutté
Assistant editor Nis Bogorm
Assistant editor Nikolaj Ellebjerg Sjælør
Assistant editor Nikolaj Viborg
Trailer editor Thomas Hamann

Music

Music Fridolin Nordsø

Sound

Sound Jens Bønding
Sound Christian Vium Bønløkke Andersen

Visual effects

Colourist Thomas Hamann
Graphic design Cathy Galecki Hertz
VFX Carl Krull

Appearance

Noor Noorrulhoda Shirbad
Hamid Hamid Shirzai

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Reviews and articles

On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
Type Source Author Date
Artikel Politiken-Fonden Politiken 2007-11-16
Artikel Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten 2007-11-16
Anmeldelse Urban Louise Kidde sauntved 2007-11-15
Artikel Børsen Gro 2007-11-15
Anmeldelse Politiken-Fonden Soeren Vinterberg 2007-09-09
Anmeldelse Urban Jeppe Funder 2007-09-07
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