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Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Aghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys. -
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Writer-director David Robert Mitchell knows what he's doing: this movie is silly, scary, and over-the-top all at once.
