The Giant Buddhas

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Christian Frei
• Cast(s): Peter Mettler, Nelofer Pazira, Taysir Alony, Sayeed Mirza Hussain, Zémaryalaï Tarzi See all Cast & Crew

• Music: Philip Glass,Arvo Pärt,Jan Garbarek,Florian Eidenbenz,Steve Kuhn
• Award(s): Silver Dove 2005 (Won)
  Grand Jury Prize 2006 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill, Untold: Chess Mates
• Story:
  Christian Frei's documentary traces the tragic tale of the giant Buddhas of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, which stood as monumental landmarks for 1,500 years until 2001, when the Taliban declared that all non-Islamic statues in the country be destroyed. Despite international protest, the statues were blown up. Through interwoven narratives from past and present, Frei's film sheds light on the disturbing consequences of religious fanaticism.
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