Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

Play trailer Poster for Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam 2009 1h 20m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Alienated Muslim youths express themselves through punk music.

Critics Reviews

View More
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 10/16/2009
2/4
The film follows the history of a hybrid cultural movement inspired by a novel. Go to Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com 11/19/2020
2.5/5
With a bit of crafty editing, this could have been a much more arresting mid-length doc, rather than a rag-tag full length that doesn't manage to pin down its subject. Go to Full Review Paul Knoll Metro Times (Detroit, MI) 07/21/2010
B
Muslim punk rock and an author's bizarre ride into the homeland Go to Full Review Chris Faraone Boston Phoenix 04/28/2010
3/4
It's easy to root against these coming-of-agers, who wear their confusion on their vintage T's and walk the line between self-persecution and deliberate outward agitation. Go to Full Review Jim Slotek Jam! Movies 10/16/2009
3/5
A documentary that -- like its protagonist -- isn't quite sure what it wants to say, but has enough Spinal Tap moments to at least loudly entertain. Go to Full Review National Post 01/01/1800
2/4
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
08/11/2014 islamic punkç?lar eqlesin See more 02/20/2012 Alternates between a new punk subculture and a muslim youth movement, this is a great documentary. Shame to see that even a punk genre months old is already fracturing into straight edge and other groups. See more 02/03/2012 A little long in the tooth at time, but pretty good overall. See more 08/14/2011 Not interesting to me. See more 01/06/2011 Seriously inspiring content. See more 12/06/2010 Punk's not dead, it's just gone to Islamabad. See more Read all reviews
Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Omar Majeed

Director
View All

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam

Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Alienated Muslim youths express themselves through punk music.
Director
Omar Majeed
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m