
PostSeptember11,MohsenMakhmalbaftracksthechildrenwhodonotattendschoolinthebordervillagesbetweenIranandAfghanistanwithhisdigitalcameraandquestionswhytheyarenotbeingeducated.HefindsgirlsstudyinginUNICEFclassesinoneregion.OneofthegirlsisnotwillingtocomeoutofherburqadespitethefactthatshehasrunawayfromAfghanistanandtheTalibanarenotpresenthere.SheismoreafraidofthehorrifyinggodthattheTalibanhavecreatedmorethantheTaliban.Theteachertries…<br/> Director'scommentary:<br/> TheTalibanwasnotapoliticalregimeinAfghanistanbuttheyarestillaculture.Bombardingcanruinapoliticalregimebutitcannotchangeaculture.Youcannotfreeawomanwhomisimprisonedintheburqawitharocket.TheAfghangirlneedseducation.Shedoesn’tknowthatshedoesn’tknow.Sheisimprisonedbutshedoesnotknowthatsheisaprisonerofpoverty,ignorance,prejudice,malechauvinismandsuperstition.95%ofthewomenand80%ofthemeninAfghanistandidnothavethechancetoattendschoolevenbeforetheTaliban.ThefilmseeksthelostkeytobeabletoopenthelockoftheculturalproblemsofAfghanistan.<br/> FromtheIMDB:<br/> In2002about3millionAfghanRefugeewerelivinginIran.Fromthoseabout700,000wereAfghanChildrenwhowerenotallowedtogotoIranianschoolsbecauseoftheirillegalstatusinIran.Afterthismoviewasmade,thissubjectbecamecontroversialandfinallytheIranianMajlis(Parliament)passedabillinwhichtheAfghanichildrenwereallowedtogotoschoolanditresultedin500,000kidsgettingeducation.


