The boy who plays on the buddhas of Bamiyan

In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film follows the story of one of the refugees who now lives among the ruins ... eight-year-old boy named Mir.

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"For over 25 years, Afghanistan has been at war. Over two million civilians have been killed. In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed the tallest stone statues in the world, the 'Buddhas of Bamiyan'. In a year's time, viewers will follow the story of one refugee who lives in a cave among the ruins, an eight-year-old boy called Mir. As he grows, the adults around him reveal what life has been like the past two decades, a time when hundreds of thousands of children like Mir have been killed."
"In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film follows the story of one of the refugees who now lives among the ruins ... eight-year-old boy named Mir."@en
"A year in the life of 8-year-old boy Mir, whose family is part of a community of poor refugees living in caves alongside the rubble of the Buddhas of Bamiyan, formerly Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, ancient stone statues dynamited by the Taliban in 2001."
"A year in the life of 8-year-old boy Mir, whose family is part of a community of poor refugees living in caves alongside the rubble of the Buddhas of Bamiyan, formerly Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, ancient stone statues dynamited by the Taliban in 2001."@en
"In 2001 the Taliban destroyed the statutes of the Buddhas at Bamiyan in Afghanistan that unknown craftsmen had created about 1600 years ago. The Taliban considered these statutes offensive to Islam. In the caves around the statues we view the hardships of the local families. We meet, a eight year old boy named Mir Hussain and we see how this young boy plays, invents games, sits in the caves and worries about his sick mother. Provided is an insight into the lives of these people."@en
"A year in the life of 8-year-old boy Mir Hussain, whose family is part of a community of poor refugees living in caves alongside the rubble of the Buddhas of Bamiyan, formerly Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, ancient stone statues dynamited by the Taliban in 2001. The cameras follow the family for a year, through a hot summer and a bitterly cold winter."
"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."@en
"Eight-year-old Mir Hussain is a bright, cheeky boy who lives in a cave and owns virtually nothing. In post-Taliban Afghanistan there is no guarantee that Mir will survive - there is sickness, dirt, little water and food. Yet he finds fun where he can, and his playground is the rubble and tunnels of the destroyed Buddhas of Bamiyan, the shelled and burnt-out town bazaar and the orchard of the local militia."
"In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year-old Buddhas of Bamiyan. This film follows the story of one of the refugees who now lives among the ruins, an eight-year-old boy named Mir."