The Giant Buddhas (2005)
- Directed by
- Christian Frei
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines the destruction of two ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan by the Taliban in 2001. It talks to people involved in the events and explores the cultural loss.
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What happens
The Giant Buddhas is a 2005 Swiss documentary film written and directed by Christian Frei about the destruction of the Buddha statues in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley after the Taliban ordered the destruction of figurative representations in February 2001. It premiered in August 2005 and won awards including the Silver Dove at DOK Leipzig in 2005 and the Silver Gentian at the 2006 Trento Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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