Poster of The Giant Buddhas

The Giant Buddhas

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, August 5 2005
19 years ago
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Portrait of Taysir AlonyTaysir Alony
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Portrait of Sayeed Mirza HussainSayeed Mirza Hussain
Sayeed Mirza Hussain was
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Portrait of Peter MettlerPeter Mettler
Peter Mettler was
46 in The Giant Buddhas
Sun, Sep 07 1958
Portrait of Nelofer PaziraNelofer Pazira
Nelofer Pazira was
32 in The Giant Buddhas
Mon, Jan 01 1973
Portrait of Zémaryalaï TarziZémaryalaï Tarzi
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Portrait of XuanzangXuanzang
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Crew

Portrait of Christian FreiChristian Frei
Christian Frei was
46 in The Giant Buddhas
as 'Director, Editor'
Thu, Jan 01 1959
Portrait of Peter IndergandPeter Indergand
Peter Indergand was
48 in The Giant Buddhas
as 'Director of Photography'
Tue, Feb 26 1957
Portrait of Denise ZabalagaDenise Zabalaga
Denise Zabalaga was
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as 'Editor'
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Portrait of Florian EidenbenzFlorian Eidenbenz
Florian Eidenbenz was
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as 'Sound Editor'
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Portrait of Steve KuhnSteve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn was
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as 'Music'
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Portrait of Arvo PärtArvo Pärt
Arvo Pärt was
69 in The Giant Buddhas
as 'Additional Soundtrack, Music'
Wed, Sep 11 1935
Portrait of Philip GlassPhilip Glass
Philip Glass was
68 in The Giant Buddhas
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, Jan 31 1937
Portrait of Jan GarbarekJan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek was
58 in The Giant Buddhas
as 'Original Music Composer'
Tue, Mar 04 1947
Portrait of Kosaku MaedaKosaku Maeda
Kosaku Maeda was
72 in The Giant Buddhas
as 'Thanks'
Wed, Feb 01 1933