This lovely movie, the first feature to come out of Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban, is about a twelve-year-old girl (Marina Golbahari) who dresses as a boy in order to get work and winds up with dozens of prepubescent boys in a madrassa, where she is subjected to nonstop Koranic recitation and bizarre lectures about sex.

NEWYORKER: Osama

They might be worries about their body or how you get to know a boy or girl.

BBC: Are we having more sex?

But there is no serious question about the value of the life of a young white girl or boy.

CNN: Why 'All lives matter' misses the point

Sadly, there is a serious question -- between gang violence and this police violence -- about the value of the life of a young black girl or boy.

CNN: Why 'All lives matter' misses the point