When You Hear the Bells
In Afghanistan, "batchas" are young male prostitutes who live under the protection of a master in a house where they are trained to dance dressed as girls for a men's audience. Veteran dancer Saman starts worrying when he sees Bijane, the new recruit, who has been chosen to replace him. Despite his jealousy, he must initiate Bijane into the art of the Batcha dancing.
- Year: 2016
- Country: France, Tunisia
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Godolphin Films, Les Films du Bal
- Keyword: dancing, transvestite, prostitution, teenage prostitute, lgbt, gay theme, short film
- Director: Chabname Zariab
- Cast: Shafiq Kohi, Arya Vossoughi, Farhad Faghih Habibi, Sayed Hashimi, Rami Knani, Sami Knani
