Buda as sharm foru rikht
In Afghanistan, a young girl wants to go to school and learn to read and write, but is met with hostility or indifference.
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"This is an unusual film, but not a film that can be considered a major work of cinema. The Iranian film is shot on Afghan locations very close to the spot where the fundamentalist Muslim Taliban destroyed the centuries-old rock hewn gigantic statue of Buddha. Had it existed today, it could have been a modern wonder of the world. Hence the title--"Buddha collapsed from shame". The film location probably has not a single Buddhist--at least officially. It is habited by gentle, peace loving Muslims terrorized by fundamentalist Muslims. Women are forced to wear burkhas--to cover their hai..."
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Edited in Tajikistan and completed in Germany.
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In Afghanistan, a young girl wants to go to school and learn to read and write, but is met with hostility or indifference.