Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

Synopsis: A young girl zealously wants to go to school and learn to read and write. Almost everywhere she is met with hostility or indifference. The only young boy who takes her to his school is thrown out by the teacher, because helping her prevented him from coming in time. - It must not go unnoticed that the schoolgirls and the female teacher are likewise hostile toward this girl. None of them want her in the classroom. On her way home she and other girls are taken as prisoners by boys playing talibans. They tear her school book to pieces (or rather what was left of it after the schoolgirls had done the same thing.) The "taliban boys" threaten to stone their girl prisoners (although in this movie there is little real physical violence against girls). The girl's attempts end in complete failure. (Whatever moods of the scenes throughout the entire movie, the acting by the central girl is really impressive.)

Genre: Drama, War

Director(s): Hana Makhmalbaf

Actors: Abbas Alijome, Abdolali Hoseinali, Nikbakht Noruz

Production: Bir Film

7 wins & 6 nominations.


IMDB:: 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:: 79%

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Year:: 2007
: 81 min
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Subtitle English Translation kouVou
BUDDHA COLLAPSED OUT OF SHAME
Eh kid didn't I tell you not
to come here?
Our cave is dark.
I can't study there.
You're waking up my daughter!
Go back to your cave!
Why are you shouting?
Your son woke up my daughter!
Come, let's go to our cave!
Tie up your daughter and don't scream!
You tie up your son!
My daughter isn't a chicken to tie her up!
I'm going to tie you up!
That way I won't listen to
her voice!
Here you are... Light!
Go and read!
I'm going to get water.
Don't go and play with Abbas.
Stay here and take care of the baby.
Read lower.
The baby is sleeping.
Quite!
The baby is sleeping!
Don't you understand?
Of course you don't!
Mom tied up my leg.
I can't leave.
Abbas, quite!
The baby is sleeping!
I'm talking to you!
Lower your voice!
You are jealous because
you can't read.
Why to be jealous?
You are a little aunt.
Unable to go to school
I know how to read.
No you don't.
Come and read!
-I know how... but I won't
-If you can... read the book.
If I'll read, I'll wake up the baby.
Come and read.
You can't read!
Can you?
-Do you know how to read;
-I do....
Tree, pail, house...
You hold it upside-down.
Tray...
Pomegranate...
Cup...
Teapot...
Nut...
One man...
Two men...
This isn't reading.
Read the words
not the pictures.
-Pomegranate, pencil
-Here, I'm going to read the words.
A man was sleeping under
a tree.
A nut fall on his head.
The men stood up and said:
''Fortunately it was not a pumpkin.
Otherwise it would have killed me.''
A man was sleeping under a tree
A nut fall on his head.
The man stood up scared and said:
''Fortunately it was not a pumpkin.
Otherwise it would have killed me.''
Read more Abbas.
A man was sleeping under a tree
A nut fall on his head.
The man stood up scared and said:
''Fortunately it was not a pumpkin.''
''Otherwise it would have killed me.''
Abbas will you take me with
you at school?
You neither have a note-book
nor a pencil
I'm going to take money from
my mother and I will buy one.
I'm going to buy a note-book.
Don't cry!
I'm going to school.
I'll be late.
Mom where are you?
Mom where are you?
Mom come here!
Come to catch me!
I fell down!
Mom!
-Have you seen my mom?
-I don't know your mom.
-Have you seen my mom?
-No I haven't
I thought that you were tied up.
Go back home.
-What note-books do you have?
-What would you like
Two with lines
and two with blank pages.
One with blank pages
Anything else?
Two black and two
red pencils
Have you got eraser and
pencil sharpener?
Give me one.
Give me the red one
Here you are.
What would you like little girl?
-How much for a note book?
-Ten rupees
-Would you like to go to school?
-Yes
You need a pencil sharpener, eraser
and pencils for the school
-Have you got any money?
-No, but mom will give me.
Ten rupees for the note book
The sharpener and the eraser
twenty rupees.
Go and get money from mom
-Will you close the shop?
-No I'm going to stay a little more
Mom where are you? I need money
to buy a note book
Mom!
Mom, I'm falling down!
Catch me!
I'm falling!
Mom, I'm falling!
Catch me, I'm falling!
Did you get money from your mom?
I couldn't find her
Take something from your house
and sell it at the market
-Have you got potatoes?
-No
-Eggs?
-Yes
Sell four eggs and buy
pencil and note book
-Will you buy four eggs?
-How many eggs do you need?
-Will you buy my eggs?
-I've got plenty of eggs
I want to exchange eggs
for a note book.
I want to go to school with Abbas
Did you get money from mom?
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