A fascinating look inside the most popular sport in Afghanistan: male bodybuilding. It attracts young men faced with limited options who dream of attaining a better life through muscles. This award-winning documentary presents a side of Afghanistan and Middle Eastern society that few have ever seen.
Directed by Andreas Dalsgaard
2007, 59 Minutes
Purchase: $350 Rental: $95

* Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary,
AFI Film Festival, 2007

[Three Stars] "An insightful documentary. One needn't be particularly interested in bodybuilding to appreciate Afghan Muscles, which offers an interesting window onto a city and its people as they struggle to carve out a future in the midst of street battles and destruction. Recommended." - Video Librarian