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Amanda Wilkie

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Filmed over the course of a year, this film follows the story of one nine-year-old boy, and his friends and neighbours, all of whom live in the caves beside the destroyed Buddhas of Bamiyan.
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The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan (2004)
Amanda Wilkie is known for My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan (2021), Merlin (2008) and You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015).
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

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    7.5
    • Producer
    • 2021
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    7.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry, Mathew Baynton, and Gaia Scodellaro in You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015)
    You, Me and the Apocalypse
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
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    8.2
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    • Producer

    Credits

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