Linda Saetre, Nick Fraser, Sheri Levine
A team of women attempts to bring a vital part of the American way of life to war-torn Afghanistan in this documentary. Sponsored by U.S.-based manufacturers of hair-care products and cosmetics, a gro... read more 
DVD Release Date: December 19, 2006
Stats: 59 reviews
A group of American beauticians, moved by stories of the Taliban, travels to Kabul to open a hairdressers' school for Afghan women. There are 63 different things wrong with that premise, can you name all of them? Somehow, I really don't know how, this documentary transcends its p... read more
a spiny, puzzling and highly entertaining film, and whatever you go into it thinking, you're likely to come out thinking something else. Full Review
Any film that raises this many interesting questions is worth seeing, though Beauty Academy never goes quite deep enough to become essential. Full Review
This movie shows us a small bit of daily life as lived by real people. For that alone, we should be grateful. Full Review
Yes, (Mid)west is (Mid)west and (Mid)east is (Mid)east, but the twain do meet -- sort of -- in this fascinating, unassuming little film. Full Review
Without editorializing, Mermin raises fascinating questions about the cultural impact of globalization, the allure of the West, and the troubled history of an ancient land.
Director Liz Mermin subtly captures both sides of a cultural divide.
Audiences will come away having had an authentic encounter with the plight, the hope and the humanity of the women of Afghanistan, and that's more than audiences will ever get just watching the news. Full Review
An example of fascinating material that frequently triumphs over its pedestrian presentation.
Surprisingly, The Beauty Academy of Kabul provides equal insight into both cultures, showing how excessive, self-obsessed disconnect can shape a culture as strongly as a hideously intruding reality. Full Review
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