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Synopsis:
Amidst the wreckage beneath the
ruined statue of the Buddha, thousands of families struggle to
survive. Baktay, a six-year-old Afghan girl is challenged to go
to school by her neighbor's son who reads in front of their
cave. Having found the money to buy a precious notebook, and
taking her mother's lipstick for a pencil, Baktay sets out. On
her way, she is harassed by boys playing games that mimic the
terrible violence they have witnessed, that has always
surrounded them. The boys want to stone the little girl, to blow
her up as the Taliban blew up the Buddha, to shoot her like
Americans. Will Baktay be able to escape these violent war games
and reach the school? |
