Hana Makhmalbaf's "Buddha" winner of the "Silver Mirror" Award from Norway
Norway’s Oslo Films from the South Festival grants its first prize "The Silver Mirror" to Hana Makhmalbaf’s "The Buddha Collapsed out of Shame".
"Buddha…" also received 100,000 Kroners for its Norwegian distributor. The jury at the time of granting Hana’s award made stated that the film "Buddha Collapsed out of Shame is much more hopeful for Afghanistan than NATO’s thousands of peace seeking soldiers."