The Boy Who Danced On Air

(2020)

Year: 2020

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Tony Speciale

Cast: Sittichai Chaiyahat, Troy Iwata, M. Keala Milles, Jr., Jonathan Raviv, Koray Tarhan

Plot

This courageous, award-winning new musical reveals the clandestine yet persistent tradition in Afghanistan of Bacha Bazi, where wealthy men purchase boys from poor families, train them as dancers, and parade them at parties as their property. Paiman and Feda have spent their young lives confined within this tradition. But when they meet by chance and develop feelings for one another, they embark on a journey towards a new life in uncharted territory. This astonishing contemporary fable reveals a country teetering on collapse, torn between yesterday and tomorrow, and the indomitable strength of the human spirit.