Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Documentary

The Dancing Boys of Afghanistanis a 2010 documentary film produced by Clover Films and directed by Afghan journalistNajibullah Quraishiabout the practice ofbacha baziinAfghanistan. The 52minute documentary premiered in the UK at theRoyal Society of Artson March 29, 2010, 1and aired onPBS Frontlinein the United States on April 20. Bacha bazi, also known asbacchá(from thePersianbachehبچه, literally playing with boys in Persian, PashtoandHindustani), is a form ofsexual slaveryandchild prostitution in whichprepubescentand adolescent boys are sold to wealthy or powerful men for entertainment and sexual activities. This business thrives inAfghanistan, where many men keep dancing boys as status symbols. The practice is illegal under Afghan law. Doc Synopsis High ranking officers from the Northern Alliance(Allies of US), go about buying little boys in order for use as dancing boys dressed as girls, and worse. The Taliban banned this activity but it still goes on in controlled areas. Bacha Bazi. Dancing Boys.