Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
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Cast & Crew
Hana Makhmalbaf
Abbas Alijome
Abdolali Hoseinali
Nikbakht Noruz
Bakhtay Noroozali
Ostad Ali
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Synopsis
An extraordinary young girl, Baktay, wants to go to the school for girls that has opened up across the river. But first she must overcome huge obstacles to attend, starting with her family's extreme poverty and her mother's indifference. Determined to make things work, she goes to every and any extreme. At one point, she has to negotiate the purchase of the requisite pen and paper through a complex transaction involving stolen eggs. She must also cross a no man's land populated by wild boys who delight in war games and she finds herself captured by them going both ways.
Director
Hana Makhmalbaf
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two awards including the Children's Jury Generation Kplus Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film and the Peace Film Award at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival.
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2007 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Released in United States September 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States February 2008
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection) September 20-29, 2007.
Shown at Rome Film Festival (Alice in the City/Competition) October 18-27, 2007.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation Kplus) February 7-17, 2008.
Feature directorial debut for Hana Makhmalbaf.
Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection) September 20-29, 2007.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Rome Film Festival (Alice in the City/Competition) October 18-27, 2007.)
Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Generation Kplus) February 7-17, 2008.)
