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