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3 August 2006 (Germany)
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A filmmaker's investigation into the destruction of giant Buddha statues in Afghanistan. | add synopsis
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(Credited cast) | Taysir Alony | ... | Himself - Journalist |
| Sayeed Mirza Hussain | ... | Himself - Bamiyan Cave Dweller (as Sayyed Mirza Hussain) |
| Peter Mettler | ... | Narrator - English version |
 | Nelofer Pazira | ... | Herself - Journalist |
| Zémaryalaï Tarzi | ... | Himself - Archaeologist |
| Xuanzang | ... | Himself |
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Im Tal der grossen Buddhas (Switzerland: German title) (TV title)
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Canada:95 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)
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Escape to India
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Feeling tired and spent after New Year's Eve festivities, I was scanning through channels and my eye caught the opening credits of this documentary. An impressive roster of composers were listed under "Music", making me pause and wait to see. What followed was an unexpected aesthetic, intellectual and visceral experience. Perhaps, as some other commenters have written, "Giant Buddhas" suffers from an identity crisis, alternating from straight documentary style to indie "art" movie. Visually, it does the same, presenting some sequences in a reportage style, as if shot using unglamorous digital, and others filmed as is David Lean was directing. This vacillation was not a hindrance to me: the bounty and quality of information and imagery confirmed the idea of how rich and deep this story of Afghanistan's Buddha's is. It is useless to summarize or highlight the flow and peaks of this epic poem to Afghanistan; devote an evening to it for yourself.