Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah

Richie Vance, a once successful music producer, now forgotten by everyone, takes his latest client on a tour of Afghanistan. The singer, to put it mildly, is not happy about this opportunity. In addition, the rock producer tells her that she will have to perform in front of the military. They stay at a hotel, and in the morning Vance discovers that his client has robbed the room, taking all the money and Richie's passport with him. But unexpectedly, in a completely unusual situation, the music producer meets a young girl with an unusual voice. He decides to take the fate of the talent into his own hands and goes to the very popular show "Afghan Star" - the equivalent of "American Idol". Read more The filming of the film "Rock in the East" took place in Morocco and Afghanistan. They lasted from June to July 2014. Barry Levinson took the director's chair. Among his works are many famous paintings. Including "Nugget" with Robert Redford, "Good Morning Vietnam" with Robin Williams, "Rain Man", "Toys", "Bandits" with Bruce Willis, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" with Robert De Niro, etc. Bill Murray and Bruce Willis met for the second time on the set. In 2012, they starred together in Wes Anderson's film "Kingdom of the Full Moon". In addition to them, the film "Rock in the East" starred two famous actresses - Kate Hudson and Zooey Deschanel, who could also be seen together in "Almost Famous". Shia LaBeouf was supposed to form the company, but was ultimately replaced by Scott Caan. Barry Levinson has already worked with Bruce Willis. These were the films "Bandits" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". The title of the painting is probably a reference to the Clash song "Rock the Casbah". The music competition that Bill Murray's character takes the girl to actually exists. "Afghanska Zirka" is one of the most popular shows in the country.