The Giant Buddhas

The Giant Buddhas is a documentary film by Swiss filmmaker Christian Frei about the destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan in Afghanistan. It was released in March 2006. The movie quotes local Afghans that the destruction was ordered by Osama Bin Laden and that initially, Mullah Omar and the Afghans in Bamyan had opposed the destruction.[1]

The Giant Buddhas
Directed byChristian Frei
Produced byChristian Frei
StarringTaysir Alony
Sayeed Mirza Hussain
Nelofer Pazira
Zémaryalaï Tarzi
Xuanzang
Music byJan Garbarek
Philip Glass
Steve Kuhn
Arvo Pärt
CinematographyPeter Indergand
Release date
  • September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageArabic, Dari, English, French and Mandarin

Awards and nominations

  • DOK Leipzig 2005: Silver Dove
  • Dokufest Prizren 2006: first prize ex aequo
  • Trento Film Festival 2006: Silver Gentian
  • Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival 2006: Best of the Fest - Documentary
  • Sundance Film Festival 2006: nominated for a Grand Jury Prize for World cinema-documentaries[2]
  • Swiss Film Prize 2006: nominated for the Swiss Film Prize for Best Documentary
  • Toronto International Film Festival 2005: Official Selection
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References

  1. Times Internet Limited (2006) Times of India article, March 27, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478157/awards
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