The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan ( To agori pou paizei pano stous Voudes tou Bamiyan )

The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: To agori pou paizei pano stous Voudes tou Bamiyan
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Afghanistan ( Africa, Middle East )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Phil Grabsky

Written By:
Phil Grabsky

Actors:
Phil Grabsky

Synopsis:

For over 25 years, Afghanistan has been at war. In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed the tallest stone statues in the world, the 'Buddhas of Bamiyan'. One of the refugees who now lives among the ruins is an eight-year-old boy called Mir. This astonishingly intimate film explores the lives of Mir and his family. Through summer, winter and spring we follow Mir's adventures as he gets into the kind of fun and mischief of any 8-year-old boy, against the magnificent backdrop of Bamiyan and its ruined statues. As Mir grows, the adults around him reveal what life has been like over the past two decades, a period in which hundreds of thousands of children like Mir have been killed. Phil Grabsky's film is a unique portrait of everyday life in modern Afghanistan. From the makers of 'In Search of Mozart' & 'Half Life: a Journey to Chernobyl'. Winner of awards: Gold Hugo, cinematography and editing, Chicago Television Awards, Best Documentary at the Valladolid International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival and Royal Television Society.

In 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the world's tallest stone sculptures. By the summer of 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, more than 250 Afghans, most of them Hazara refugees, were living in caves beside the rubble. This film, organized chronologically over four seasons, follows a refugee family living there, including Mir, a smiling lad of eight. The landscape is stark, the winter is harsh, the refugees' stories are harrowing, Mir's school is crowded and ill equipped, helicopters move across the sky, and the roads carry mostly military vehicles, yet Mir's family hopes for a house and a bright future.

Their battleground is his playground.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 April, 2013.