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Gilaneh
directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, fl. 2002-2010 and Rakshan Bani-E'temad, 1954-; performed by Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012 and Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005 (Iran: Sheherazad Media International), 1 hour 24 mins
The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams. As Iranians celebrate the New Year, Iraqi bombs rain down on Tehran in 1988. We meet the widowed Gilaneh and her pregnant daughter who are in search of the daughter's husband who...
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directed by Mohsen Abdolvahab, fl. 2002-2010 and Rakshan Bani-E'temad, 1954-; performed by Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012 and Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005 (Iran: Sheherazad Media International), 1 hour 24 mins
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The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams. As Iranians celebrate the New Year, Iraqi bombs rain down on Tehran in 1988. We meet the widowed Gilaneh and her pregnant daughter who are in search of the daughter's husband who has deserted his military post. As the inhabitants of Tehran are fleeing the bomb ridden city, Gilaneh and her daughter make the peril...
The film illustrates the love and devotion a mother has for her son and daughter even though the violence of war destroys their dreams. As Iranians celebrate the New Year, Iraqi bombs rain down on Tehran in 1988. We meet the widowed Gilaneh and her pregnant daughter who are in search of the daughter's husband who has deserted his military post. As the inhabitants of Tehran are fleeing the bomb ridden city, Gilaneh and her daughter make the perilous journey into the capital city to find the missing husband. Fifteen years later, the United States attacks Baghdad during another New Year's celebration. Scenes of the new war -- in which Iraq is now the invaded -- flash insistently across the television while Gilaneh tries to rebuild her hopes and dreams for her children whose lives have been shattered by violence. This time her dream is to find a war widow in a distant town to marry and care for her invalid son. Awards: Best Film and Best Actress at Kara (Pakastan) International Film Festival in 2005; NETPAC Award at Festival de Vesoul (France) in 2006; Special Jury Prize at Festival International de Cine Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) in 2006. Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012, Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005
Author / Creator
Mohsen Abdolvahab, fl. 2002-2010, Rakshan Bani-E'temad, 1954-, Baran Kosari, 1995-, Shahrokh Foroutanian, fl. 2004-2012, Madjid Bahrami, fl. 2003-2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Sheherazad Media International
Topic / Theme
War, Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988, Iraq War, 2003-2011
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Used by permission of Sheherazad Media International.
Awards Event
Vesoul Asian Film Festival, Fajr International Film Festival
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The Orange Suit = نارنجی پوش
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947- and Hamed Behdad, 1973- (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 46 mins
This film is about one man's attempt to grapple with the contradictions of modern Iran. The plot is straightforward: a press photographer, inspired by a book on feng shui, begins altering his life by clearing his home, and then his city, of clutter and garbage. In the process he is supported by his son and his son...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947- and Hamed Behdad, 1973- (Privately Published, 2012), 1 hour 46 mins
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This film is about one man's attempt to grapple with the contradictions of modern Iran. The plot is straightforward: a press photographer, inspired by a book on feng shui, begins altering his life by clearing his home, and then his city, of clutter and garbage. In the process he is supported by his son and his son's tutor, but comes into conflict with his emigre wife, a mathematical genius. This film thus tells two inter-connected stories: one of...
This film is about one man's attempt to grapple with the contradictions of modern Iran. The plot is straightforward: a press photographer, inspired by a book on feng shui, begins altering his life by clearing his home, and then his city, of clutter and garbage. In the process he is supported by his son and his son's tutor, but comes into conflict with his emigre wife, a mathematical genius. This film thus tells two inter-connected stories: one of a man's obsession with an issue (that of garbage), and the other of a marriage falling to pieces, partly because of this obsession, but partly also because of the divergent ambitions of the couple.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947-, Hamed Behdad, 1973-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Kianoosh Gerami, 1962-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947-, Hamed Behdad, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2012, 2012-02-03
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Persian people, Waste disposal, Marriage, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 by Dariush Mehrjui
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival
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Pari = پری
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966- and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 53 mins
After reading a book written by a 12th century ascetic, Pari, a student of literature and theater at one of Tehran's universities, becomes obsessed with plumbing the depths of the spiritual and mystical dimension. Pari's obsession becomes so intense that she begins to lose all interest in the outside world and ev...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966- and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 53 mins
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After reading a book written by a 12th century ascetic, Pari, a student of literature and theater at one of Tehran's universities, becomes obsessed with plumbing the depths of the spiritual and mystical dimension. Pari's obsession becomes so intense that she begins to lose all interest in the outside world and even entertains thoughts of committing suicide, as her elder brother Assad had done. The young woman's remaining brother (who also had to...
After reading a book written by a 12th century ascetic, Pari, a student of literature and theater at one of Tehran's universities, becomes obsessed with plumbing the depths of the spiritual and mystical dimension. Pari's obsession becomes so intense that she begins to lose all interest in the outside world and even entertains thoughts of committing suicide, as her elder brother Assad had done. The young woman's remaining brother (who also had to overcome his own obsession with mysticism) tries to bring Pari back from the verge of a nervous breakdown. The director Maherjui confidently tackles psychological issues, as he does in the other films in the nineties trilogy (Sara in 1993 and Leila in 1996). The film is loosely based on Salinger's novel Franny and Zooey, though Pari's spiritual quest of Sufism, religion and literature makes for a singularly Persian mystique. Awards/Festivals: Crystal Simorgh for Best Film Fajr Film Festival 1995.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966-, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Ali Mosaffa, 1966-, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Psychology, Religious practices
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival
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Wake Up Arezoo
directed by Kianoosh Ayyari, 1951-; performed by Ehsan Rezvani, fl. 2005, Mahdi Jafari, fl. 2009-2012 and Behnaz Jafari, fl. 1999-2012 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 21 mins
Director Kianoosh Ayari's story of human tragedy and survival begins with a devastating earthquake that hits a town and nearby village without warning. He works with only two professional actors and some survivors of the December 26, 2003 earthquake that devastated the 2,000-year-old southern Iranian city of Bam,...
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directed by Kianoosh Ayyari, 1951-; performed by Ehsan Rezvani, fl. 2005, Mahdi Jafari, fl. 2009-2012 and Behnaz Jafari, fl. 1999-2012 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 21 mins
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Director Kianoosh Ayari's story of human tragedy and survival begins with a devastating earthquake that hits a town and nearby village without warning. He works with only two professional actors and some survivors of the December 26, 2003 earthquake that devastated the 2,000-year-old southern Iranian city of Bam, leaving 43,000 dead, 20,000 injured and 60,000 homeless. His drama, working with documentary immediacy, recreates all the horror and lo...
Director Kianoosh Ayari's story of human tragedy and survival begins with a devastating earthquake that hits a town and nearby village without warning. He works with only two professional actors and some survivors of the December 26, 2003 earthquake that devastated the 2,000-year-old southern Iranian city of Bam, leaving 43,000 dead, 20,000 injured and 60,000 homeless. His drama, working with documentary immediacy, recreates all the horror and loss and confusion, and also the extraordinary courage, compassion and self-sacrifice that surface at the time of a natural disaster. A woman finds herself a lone survivor of her village, and moves toward Bam. Of the many inhabitants there who are scrambling to extract their friends and loved ones from the rubble, one man whom the quake has released from the confines of his prison cell tries to locate his now unrecognizable house to find his wife, mother, and daughter Arezoo. Like so many other survivors, he must face the terrible possibility that his family is gone. Both dazed, woman teacher and agonized prisoner turn to the work of rescue and recovery.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ehsan Rezvani, fl. 2005, Mahdi Jafari, fl. 2009-2012, Behnaz Jafari, fl. 1999-2012
Author / Creator
Kianoosh Ayyari, 1951-, Ehsan Rezvani, fl. 2005, Mahdi Jafari, fl. 2009-2012, Behnaz Jafari, fl. 1999-2012
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Earthquakes, Family loyalty
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival
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سارا
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Yasman Malek-Nasr, 1955- and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 41 mins
Mehrjui is one of three Iranian directors who spearheaded Iranian cinema. This New Wave cinema icon is an intellectual director whose films are often inspired by literature. Sara, one of several female-character films of the nineties, offers an Iranian version of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, with modern-day Tehe...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Yasman Malek-Nasr, 1955- and Niki Karimi, 1971- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 41 mins
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Mehrjui is one of three Iranian directors who spearheaded Iranian cinema. This New Wave cinema icon is an intellectual director whose films are often inspired by literature. Sara, one of several female-character films of the nineties, offers an Iranian version of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, with modern-day Teheran wife Sara in the role of Nora, Hessam playing the Torvald character working in a bank, and her friend Sima playing the Iranian equi...
Mehrjui is one of three Iranian directors who spearheaded Iranian cinema. This New Wave cinema icon is an intellectual director whose films are often inspired by literature. Sara, one of several female-character films of the nineties, offers an Iranian version of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, with modern-day Teheran wife Sara in the role of Nora, Hessam playing the Torvald character working in a bank, and her friend Sima playing the Iranian equivalent of Mrs. Linde. Sima's past lover (Goshtasb, the Iranian equivalent of Nils Krogstad) is the man Sara gets a shady loan from when her husband requires an expensive emergency operation abroad. Playing her role as the perfect young submissive housewife, Sara labors secretly for the next three years, embroidering wedding gowns to pay the loan and save Hessam's manly pride, until the truth is revealed and, with it, the reality of her marriage. Sara watches her world fall to dust but then awakens to her own rights. Awards/Festivals: Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay Fajr Film Festival 1993; Audience Award Nantes Three Continents Festival 1993; Golden Seashell & Silver Seashell for Best Actress San Sebastian International Film Festival 1993; Toronto International Film Festival.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Yasman Malek-Nasr, 1955-, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Khosro Shakibai, 1944-2008, Yasman Malek-Nasr, 1955-, Niki Karimi, 1971-
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Poverty, Women's health issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
Awards Event
San Sebastián International Film Festival, Nantes Three Continents Festival, Fajr International Film Festival
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No Entry for Men
directed by Rambod Javan, 1971-; produced by Ali Sartipi, 1961-, Filmiran (Iran: Iranian Independents, 2011), 1 hour 42 mins
This charming romantic comedy takes place in an all girls' school. The Olympiad teacher is not able to teach anymore because of her pregnancy. Against her better judgement, the sternly protective spinster principal decides to break the school's rule for the first time ever and hire a male teacher. A hilarious batt...
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directed by Rambod Javan, 1971-; produced by Ali Sartipi, 1961-, Filmiran (Iran: Iranian Independents, 2011), 1 hour 42 mins
Description
This charming romantic comedy takes place in an all girls' school. The Olympiad teacher is not able to teach anymore because of her pregnancy. Against her better judgement, the sternly protective spinster principal decides to break the school's rule for the first time ever and hire a male teacher. A hilarious battle of the sexes ensues.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Davood Amiri, fl. 2010, Ali Sartipi, 1961-, Filmiran
Author / Creator
Rambod Javan, 1971-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Women's schools, Teacher-student relationships, High school students
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Iranian Independents
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival
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بیست
directed by Abdolreza Kahani, fl. 2008-2012; performed by Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010 and Mahtab Karamati, 1970- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 25 mins
Mr. Soleimani has been advised by his psychologist to close down his reception hall. And so, he announces to his staff, that he will be closing the hall in twenty days. But his staff - consisting of a crippled man and his wife, a single mother and a struggling actor - are desperate for him to change his mind. T...
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directed by Abdolreza Kahani, fl. 2008-2012; performed by Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010 and Mahtab Karamati, 1970- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 25 mins
Description
Mr. Soleimani has been advised by his psychologist to close down his reception hall. And so, he announces to his staff, that he will be closing the hall in twenty days. But his staff - consisting of a crippled man and his wife, a single mother and a struggling actor - are desperate for him to change his mind. They have no where else to go, and are more like a family, than Mr. Soleimani would ever have thought. Awards/Festivals: Special Jury P...
Mr. Soleimani has been advised by his psychologist to close down his reception hall. And so, he announces to his staff, that he will be closing the hall in twenty days. But his staff - consisting of a crippled man and his wife, a single mother and a struggling actor - are desperate for him to change his mind. They have no where else to go, and are more like a family, than Mr. Soleimani would ever have thought. Awards/Festivals: Special Jury Prize, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Prize of Ecumenical Jury, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Fukuoka International Film Festival; Dhaka International Film Festival; Urban Film Festival, Iran.
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Date Written / Recorded
2010-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010, Mahtab Karamati, 1970-
Author / Creator
Abdolreza Kahani, fl. 2008-2012, Mehran Ahmadi, fl. 2008-2012, Ali Reza Khamseh, fl. 1982-2010, Mahtab Karamati, 1970-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Economic conditions, Health, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
Awards Event
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Fajr International Film Festival
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درخت گلابی
directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori, fl. 1998, Golshifteh Farahani, 1983- and Homayoun Ershadi, 1947- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 35 mins
After suffering a serious seizure that has affected his memory, Mahmoud, a famous novelist and political writer, seeks out the solace of the country estate where he lived as a young boy in order to regain his ability to write. As he reconnects with familiar surroundings, the house in which he lived and the pear t...
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directed by Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-; performed by Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori, fl. 1998, Golshifteh Farahani, 1983- and Homayoun Ershadi, 1947- (Iran: Privately Published), 1 hour 35 mins
Description
After suffering a serious seizure that has affected his memory, Mahmoud, a famous novelist and political writer, seeks out the solace of the country estate where he lived as a young boy in order to regain his ability to write. As he reconnects with familiar surroundings, the house in which he lived and the pear tree that once bore fruit, but which is now barren, memories of his childhood infatuation for his cousin, M, begin to surface. Flashing...
After suffering a serious seizure that has affected his memory, Mahmoud, a famous novelist and political writer, seeks out the solace of the country estate where he lived as a young boy in order to regain his ability to write. As he reconnects with familiar surroundings, the house in which he lived and the pear tree that once bore fruit, but which is now barren, memories of his childhood infatuation for his cousin, M, begin to surface. Flashing back to the summer he spent with his cousin, the middle-aged Mahmoud becomes once again the awkward youth of his past, and M, becomes the high-spirited girl who shared his love of poetry and games. But, his joyous reverie is overshadowed by the fact that his beloved M, has died, a fact he discovered during his time in jail as a political prisoner. Like the pear tree of his childhood, Mahmoud is filled with a feeling of barrenness that he cannot shake. Awards/Festivals: Silver Hugo Best Film Chicago International Film Festival 1998; Crystal Simorgh Best Actress & Cinematography 1998 International Competition Fajr Film Festival 1998; Singapore International Film Festival 1999.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-21
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori, fl. 1998, Golshifteh Farahani, 1983-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947-
Author / Creator
Dariush Mehrjui, 1939-, Mohammad Reza Shaban-Noori, fl. 1998, Golshifteh Farahani, 1983-, Homayoun Ershadi, 1947-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Memories
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 Used by permission of Dariush Mehrjui.
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival
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I am Diego Maradona (Widespread Condemnation to Reduce a Collective Sense of Guilt)
directed by Bahram Tavakoli, fl. 2007-2015; produced by Javad Noruzbegi, 1966- (Iran: Iranian Independents, 2015), 1 hour 26 mins
Two families become afflicted with a problem because of an unsuccessful marriage and while, the story goes on, we get to know when a mistake occurs, all are the family members, directly or indirectly, involved in. And everyone is able to compensate such mistake and makes the gaps closer. Such knowledge makes all c...
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directed by Bahram Tavakoli, fl. 2007-2015; produced by Javad Noruzbegi, 1966- (Iran: Iranian Independents, 2015), 1 hour 26 mins
Description
Two families become afflicted with a problem because of an unsuccessful marriage and while, the story goes on, we get to know when a mistake occurs, all are the family members, directly or indirectly, involved in. And everyone is able to compensate such mistake and makes the gaps closer. Such knowledge makes all closer to each other and reminds everyone's share in family management.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Hooman Behmanesh, 1981-, Javad Noruzbegi, 1966-
Author / Creator
Bahram Tavakoli, fl. 2007-2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Family relationships, Family loyalty, Writers, Iranians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Iranian Independents
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival
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Twilight
directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, 1972-; performed by Ali Reza Mahdaviyan, fl. 2002-2002, Zalkla Bijan, fl. 2002-2002 and Fatemeh Bijan, fl. 2002-2002 (Iran: Sheherazad Media International), 1 hour 20 mins
Documentary director Mohammad Rosoulof makes an impressive feature debut with this simple but powerful true story of prison life in Iran, featuring real-life prisoners playing themselves. A prison warden decides that in order to rehabilitate a repeat offender, he should allow him to marry a female prisoner. The ne...
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directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, 1972-; performed by Ali Reza Mahdaviyan, fl. 2002-2002, Zalkla Bijan, fl. 2002-2002 and Fatemeh Bijan, fl. 2002-2002 (Iran: Sheherazad Media International), 1 hour 20 mins
Description
Documentary director Mohammad Rosoulof makes an impressive feature debut with this simple but powerful true story of prison life in Iran, featuring real-life prisoners playing themselves. A prison warden decides that in order to rehabilitate a repeat offender, he should allow him to marry a female prisoner. The new bride and groom are allowed to be together one day a week and eventually have a child. When they are finally freed, they see a chance...
Documentary director Mohammad Rosoulof makes an impressive feature debut with this simple but powerful true story of prison life in Iran, featuring real-life prisoners playing themselves. A prison warden decides that in order to rehabilitate a repeat offender, he should allow him to marry a female prisoner. The new bride and groom are allowed to be together one day a week and eventually have a child. When they are finally freed, they see a chance to have a normal life together, not expecting the cruel society that awaits them.
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Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Ali Reza Mahdaviyan, fl. 2002-2002, Zalkla Bijan, fl. 2002-2002, Fatemeh Bijan, fl. 2002-2002
Author / Creator
Mohammad Rasoulof, 1972-, Ali Reza Mahdaviyan, fl. 2002-2002, Zalkla Bijan, fl. 2002-2002, Fatemeh Bijan, fl. 2002-2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Sheherazad Media International
Topic / Theme
Crime, Marriage
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Used by permission of Sheherazad Media International.
Awards Event
Fajr International Film Festival
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