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March 17, 2008
Buddha Collapsed out of Shame
by Stik

Thurs 20th March sees the U.K. premiere of 'Buddha Collapsed out of Shame'. Set in Bamian, amidst the rubble of the massive statues of Buddha blown up by the Taliban in 2001, Hana Makhmalbaf’s second feature is a deeply-felt political allegory of the impossible situation facing girls and women in Afghanistan today. Intimately told from a child’s perspective, including a world of make-believe that is both exhilarating and terrifying, the film follows six-year-old Bakhtay, who decides she will at all costs go to school. The Film is showing in Brixton at The Ritzy as part of 12th Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. The festival runs for a week with screenings at various London venues.



Human Rights Watch Film Festival.