Publication Date
2005
Publication Place
Honolulu, HI -
Asia Pacific Films
Subject
Feature films > Iran.
Type
Other
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (84 min.).
Library
Yale University
Record ID
991010404523708651
Date
2005
Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013). In Farsi, western (Persian). Original language in Farsi, western (Persian). Won, 2004, Special Jury Award for Best Directing, Fajr Film Festival Won, 2006, Netpac Award, Vesoul Asian Film Festival Nominated, 2006, Golden Wheel, Golden Wheel
Sample Text
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.
Kataloğa Eklendi
July 09, 2025
Diğer Sorumlular
Bahrāmī, Mahdī, 1938- Banī Iʻtimād, Rakhshān, 1954- ʻAbd al-Vahhāb, Muḥsin Forutanian, Shahrokh Kosari, Baran, 1985-
Diğer Formatlar
Previously released as DVD.
Dizi
Academic Video Online
