| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
In March 2001, the Taliban destroyed the 1600-year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film centres on Mir Hussain, an 8-year-old boy whose family fled their home village and sought refuge in the rubble and tunnels of the burnt-out statues. The family lives in the most abject poverty, on the edge of starvation and constantly battling disease. Despite the grimness of the situation Mir is a lively, inquisitive, cheerful little boy who copes with the situation better than his parents. They have high hopes for Mir and encourage him to go to school and study, so he can break out of the cycle of poverty and misery. This award-winning film was shown at the Sydney Film Festival. (From the UK, in Dari, Farsi and English, English subtitles) PG CC WS -- website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast January 25, 2007. Copied under Part Va of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Producer, Amanda Wilkie ; filmed & edited by Phil Grabsky |
| Cast |
Mir Hussain |
| Notes |
No rating given |
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DVD |
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In Pushto with English Subtitiles |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Taliban -- Afghanistan
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Buddhist art -- Afghanistan -- Bāmīān Region
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Children -- Afghanistan -- Bāmīān Region -- Social conditions
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Families -- Afghanistan -- Bāmīān Region -- Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Bāmīān Region (Afghanistan) -- Antiquities
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Bāmīān Region (Afghanistan) -- Destruction and pillage
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Bāmīān Region (Afghanistan) -- Social conditions
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Afghanistan -- Description and travel
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Afghanistan -- Social conditions
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| Author |
Grabsky, Phil
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Wilkie, Amanda
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Hussain, Mir
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