Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (Persian: بودا از شرم فرو ریخت, romanized: Buda az sharm foru rikht) is a 2007 Iranian film directed by Hana Makhmalbaf.^[1] The title is taken from her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf's book The Buddha Was Not Demolished in Afghanistan, It Collapsed Out of Shame. The story takes place in modern Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban and revolves around a 5-year-old Afghan girl who wants to attend a newly opened school. The girl Bakhtay (Nikbakht Noruz) lives in the caves under the remains of the Buddhas of Bamiyan which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. Bakhtay becomes obsessed with the idea of going to school but must fight against a society influenced by conditions suffered during the strict Taliban rule including male domination, war, poverty, violence and dire children's games.^{[citation needed]}

Cast
Talib boy	Abdolali Hoseinali
Abbas	Abbas Alijome
Bakhtay	Nikbakht Noruz

Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
Persian	بودا از شرم فرو ریخت
Directed by	Hana Makhmalbaf
Written by	Marzieh Makhmalbaf
Produced by	Maysam Makhmalbaf
Starring	Abbas Alijome Abdolali Hoseinali Nikbakht Noruz
Cinematography	Ostad Ali
Edited by	Mastaneh Mohajer
Music by	Tolibhon Shakhidi
Release date	9 September 2007 (2007-09-09) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country	Iran
Language	Persian