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2008 Certificate PG
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Amidst the wreckage beneath the ruined statue of the Buddha, thousands of families struggle to survive. Baktay, a six-year-old Afghan girl is challenged to go to school by her neighbour's son who reads in front of their cave. Having found the money to buy a precious notebook, and taking her mother's lipstick for a pencil, .. Read more

Starring Abbas Alijome, Abdolali Hoseinali, Nikbakht Noruz
Director Hana Makhmalbaf
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

Amidst the wreckage beneath the ruined statue of the Buddha, thousands of families struggle to survive. Baktay, a six-year-old Afghan girl is challenged to go to school by her neighbour's son who reads in front of their cave. Having found the money to buy a precious notebook, and taking her mother's lipstick for a pencil, Baktay sets out. On her way, she is harassed by boys playing games that mimic the terrible violence they have witnessed, that has always surrounded them. The boys want to stone the little girl, to blow her up as the Taliban blew up the Buddha, to shoot her like Americans. Will Baktay be able to escape these violent war games and reach the school?

Starring Abbas Alijome, Abdolali Hoseinali, Nikbakht Noruz
Director Hana Makhmalbaf
Studio CONTENDER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Run time DVD: 1 hr 21 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: Persian
Released DVD: 10 Nov 2008
Production year: 2008
Format DVD

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    Opening with footage of the Talibans destruction of the giant Buddha statues at Bamiyan in 2001, this first dramatic... read more on Time Out

    • Trevor Johnston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Rated - 4 stars

    Something different

    Some people will love it (as I did), some people won't be carried away by the story of this little girl in wart-torn Afghanistan, who just wants to go to school. I loved it because I found its simplicity quite incredible and true, a reminder of how spoilt we can be in the West. Here you can find children who just hate school, there, if you are misfortunate enough to be a girl that may not be an option. A true cinematic experience in its original sense - that moves you, that transports you to a different place, without special effect and suspense, but just with a delicate balance of deep sadness and a hint of hope. And a great way to be reminded what is happening in Afghanistan, away from CNN and the usual images of the press that have de-humanised the conflict there.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 11 Nov 2008 19:21

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    Rated - 5 stars

    touching and sad at once

    Beautifull and touching story told fom the point of view of a litlle Afghani girl who wants to go to school to hear 'funny stories'.Her trip to school is full of adventures but they are by no means cheerfull ones. Her trip to school is a powerfull allegory of contemporary Afghanistan without all the politics and war retorics we may be used to.Beautifull, touching but also sad movie.Highly recommended.

      • raf3mind from Tonbridge
      • Posted 20 Mar 2009 09:01

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