The Beauty Academy of Kabul

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Mar 7, 2013 Pretty straight-forward watch. I thought the most poignant part were the two hairdressers who fled Afghanistan in the 1980s and were back to teach at the school. The Americans are portrayed as obnoxious and ignorant, but I don't know how much of that is a result of editing. I read "Kabul Beauty School" by Debbie Rodriguez earlier this year and I wasn't shocked to see that she was the most obnoxious American. There's been some controversy over the accuracy of her book and I thought the movie was a good addition to the stuff in the book. See more Jul 24, 2012 What is best about this documentary is that it is not only about a group of women helping another group of women half way around the world. It is about the daily life of this Afghan women, how there are trying to have a shred of normality in a country that it is in chaos. See more May 29, 2011 We are so blessed to live in the USA. See more Jan 9, 2011 Amazing, brave Afghan women. Crazy, entitled American women. See more May 20, 2010 This is a great documentary! I highly recommend it. One part of the film that upset me was how some of the American instructors spoke to the women with a sense of Western ignorance. There's a reason these women can't "rebel" as much as you would want them to; they could be killed. See more Jun 16, 2009 Give this little doc a shot. There are some grimace-worthy cultural difference moments between the Americans and the Pakistani women that make for good viewing. In the end it's all about sisterhood and true beauty. See more Read all reviews

The Beauty Academy of Kabul

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