The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
German title: Der Junge und die Buddhas von Bamyian
Greek title: Το αγορι που παίζει πιανο στους Βόυδες του Μπαμιάν
Original title: The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
Alternative titles:
To agori pou paizei pano stous Voudes tou Bamiyan
Documentary – United Kingdom
Production year: 2004
Movie length: 95 minutes
Director: Phil Grabsky
Movie description:
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.
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