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Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

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Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
Persianبودا از شرم فرو ریخت
Directed byHana Makhmalbaf
Written byMarzieh Makhmalbaf
Produced byMaysam Makhmalbaf
StarringAbbas Alijome
Abdolali Hoseinali
Nikbakht Noruz
CinematographyOstad Ali
Edited byMastaneh Mohajer
Music byTolibhon Shakhidi
Release date
  • 9 September 2007 (2007-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (Persian: بودا از شرم فرو ریخت, romanizedBuda az sharm foru rikht) is a 2007 Iranian film directed by Hana Makhmalbaf.[1] The title is taken from her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf's book The Buddha Was Not Demolished in Afghanistan, It Collapsed Out of Shame. The story takes place in modern Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban and revolves around a 5-year-old Afghan girl who wants to attend a newly opened school. The girl Bakhtay (Nikbakht Noruz) lives in the caves under the remains of the Buddhas of Bamiyan which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Bakhtay becomes obsessed with the idea of going to school but must fight against a society influenced by conditions suffered during the strict Taliban rule including male domination, war, poverty, violence and dire children's games.[citation needed]

Cast
Talib boy Abdolali Hoseinali
Abbas Abbas Alijome
Bakhtay Nikbakht Noruz

References

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  1. ^ French, Philip (27 July 2008). "Buddha Collapsed out of Shame". The Observer. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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