Cycle
From 05.03. To 12.03.2007.
Program of contemporary Iranian films
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Films in cycle
The Child and the Soldier
(Kudak va sarbaz, 2001)
Directed by: Seyyed Mir-Karimi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ahmad Khozoď Abyaneh
Synopsis:
On New Year’s Eve a soldier gets permission to visit his home under one condition: he must escort an underage delinquent to a correctional institution in Teheran. Since he has no other choice, the soldier and the fourteen-year-old boy accused of stealing a necklace start their voyage. The Child and the Soldier is director Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi’s debut film.
color, 35 mm, 90 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 06.03.2007 AT 19:00
Monday 05.03.2007 AT 20:00
Under the Moonlight
(Zire nue mah, 2001)
Directed by: Seyyed Mir-Karimi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hamid Khozui-Abyaneh
Synopsis:
Sayyed Hassan is a young seminarian who is just about to take his holy orders. Unfortunately, an unknown boy steals Sayyed’s clothing material for the ordainment ceremony. Searching for the boy and his clothes, Sayyed meets a group of homeless people who live under the bridge. They teach him a few “life-lessons” and encourage him to question his religious beliefs. This film received the audience’s award in Cannes in 2001.
color, 35 mm, 96 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 08.03.2007 AT 21:00
Wednesday 07.03.2007 AT 19:00
Tears in the Cold
(Ashk-e sarma, 2002)
Directed by: Azizollah Hamidnezhad
PHOTOGRAPHY: Mohammad Davudi, Ali Loqmani
Synopsis:
The story takes place around the beginning of the revolution in Iran and the conflict between the government and the Kurds who want to secede from Iran. During a snow storm Kiyani, an Iranian soldier, saves the life of a Kurdish shepherd named Ronak. Because of this, Kiyani gets into conflict with his superiors. Under these impossible conditions, the two people develop mutual respect and even love.
color, 35 mm, 96 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 08.03.2007 AT 19:00
Wednesday 07.03.2007 AT 21:00
Here, a Shining Light
(Inja cheraghi roushan ast, 2002)
Directed by: Seyyed Mir-Karimi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hamid Khozoueie Abyaneh
Synopsis:
A guard for a mountain pilgrimage finds himself in an awkward position when he has to leave the pilgrimage due to his health problems. He has to find a suitable replacement for himself but the villagers have lost their faith and do not offer any help to the old man. Having no other choice he leaves his mentally challenged nephew in charge of the pilgrimage.
color, 35 mm, 100 min
PROJECTION:
Monday 12.03.2007 AT 21:00
Friday 09.03.2007 AT 19:00
Behind the Curtain of Fog
(Posht-e pardeh-e meh, 2004)
Directed by: Parviz Sheikhtadi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Naser Mahmoud Kelayeh
Synopsis:
Morteza is a deaf-mute boy who lives with his mother in a village in Northern Iran. A new principal, Mr Fatahi, arrives to Morteza’s school, and soon the strict principal and the boy have a series of misunderstandings. Mr Fatahi tries to appease Morteza’s wild spirit but soon falls victim to the charms of Morteza’s beautiful and widowed mother.
color, 35 mm, 96 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 10.03.2007 AT 19:00
Friday 09.03.2007 AT 21:00
So Close, So Far
(Kheili dur, kheili nazdik, 2004)
Directed by: Seyyed Mir-Karimi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hamid Khozui-Abyaneh
Synopsis:
Doctor Alem is an arrogant neurosurgeon who is a complete control-freak. His beliefs will be questioned when his son, Sahman, is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Sahman studies astronomy and he is currently in the desert with his friends watching the stars. Discovering his son’s diagnosis, doctor Alem goes to the desert. Soon he runs out of gas and the desert wind completely covers his car with sand, so the doctor is in the hands of God, in whom he does not believe.