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Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah

Opportunity rocks where you least expect it.

20155.41h 40m

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.

Directed by Barry Levinson
Written by Mitch Glazer
Produced by Steve Bing, Mitch Glazer, Jacob Pechenik
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $3.0M

Top Cast

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Richie Lanz

Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Ronnie

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Bombay Brian

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Merci

Taylor Kinney

Taylor Kinney

Private Barnes

Danny McBride

Danny McBride

Nick

Scott Caan

Scott Caan

Jake

Eugenia Kuzmina

Eugenia Kuzmina

Gulla

Sarah Baker

Sarah Baker

Maureen

Leem Lubany

Leem Lubany

Salima

Themes & Keywords

jealousyex-boyfriendredemptionafghanistanrecord producerlast chancesinger

About Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah is a comedy, music, war film released in 2015 exploring themes of jealousy, ex-boyfriend, redemption, afghanistan, record producer, last chance. Directed by Barry Levinson, it stars Bill Murray, Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis. 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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