The special jury award of the 55th San Sebastian Film Festival went to Buddha Collapsed out of Shame directed by Hana Makhmalbaf. The jury was impressed by the film’s superb cinematography and the remarkable performance by the child actress Nikbakht Noruz. The film was rewarded in the official selection section of the gala which ran from September 20-29.

Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame features the story of a 6-year-old Afghan girl named Baktay who lives with her mother amidst the wreckage of the two giant statues of Buddha that were destroyed by the Taliban.

Source: Tehran Times