Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame is the first feature from Hana Makhmalbaf, at 18, the youngest member of master director Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s filmmaking family. Set in Afghanistan, this story of a little girl trying to get to school is a devastating study of the effects of warfare on young children.
Sponsor:
Alaska Airlines
Cast & Crew
Director: Hana Makhmalbaf
Producer: Maysam Makhmalbaf
Editor: Mastaneh Mohajer
Screenwriter: Marziyeh Meshkini
Cinematographer: Ostad Ali
Awards: San Sebastian Film Festival 2007 (Best Special Jury Prize), Montreal World Film Festival 2007 (Innov
Music: Tolib Khan Shahidi
Principal Cast: Nikbakht Noruz, Abdolali Hoseinali, Abbas Alijome
Filmography: Debut Feature Film
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Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame, Jun 04, 2008
By Jeff Cavanaugh
“Perhaps Buddha collapsed because the film was so wretched. The plight of children in a war zone notwithstanding, the protracted scenes of imitative violence evoking Lord Of The Flies was excruciating. The director is to be given credit for daring to criticize the Taliban in this way, especially”
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Among the best of the fest, Jun 12, 2008
By Linda Gwilym
“Just had to add my two cents because I completely disagree with the previous reviewer. Maybe the film is all the more shocking and disturbing (and yes, charming and funny at times) from the the perspective of a female viewer. I was enthralled and amazed at the beauty and sadness of this film, and I”
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One of the worst films of the fest, Jun 12, 2008
By Nojan Moshiri
“It would be refreshing for a movie from Iran to show some of the beauty, culture and history of the region. This movie was repetitive and way too moralistic. Children growing up in a war zone will typically play war games and the such, there's not much of a revelation here.
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A bit uneven, Jun 12, 2008
By J Daniel Scott
“Makhmalbaf creates a compelling film that condemns the Taliban rule of her country and honors those who lost their lives fighting the Taliban all told through the innocence of a child and the simplicity of a child’s game. Shifting from moments of sheer beauty (the final scene of Baktay in the wheat”
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