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Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan

Resource Details: Directed by Phil Grabsky
Madman Entertainment/Seventh Art Productions,
Australia, 2005, 96 minutes
 

"The main character in this feature film is an eight year old boy called Mir Hussain. He is fun, cheeky, inquisitive, energetic and bright. Mir and his family are refugees who have resorted to living in a cave whilst they wait hopefully, for government housing. The film is about Mir's life through three seasons: summer, winter and spring. In post-Taliban Afghanistan, though much has changed and is changing, there is no guarantee that Mir will survive life in a cave - the sickness, dirt, dust, lack of water and lack of food."

Features English subtitles.

Teacher guidance recommended - PG rating.

 

Suitability: Upper Primary - Secondary, Teacher Reference
Applications in: SOSE, English, Geography, History
Status: 1 loan copy (DVD)
GLC Code: 958.1 BOY
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