Be Like Others • Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian • 2008 • Canada/Iran/UK/USA
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
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Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
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Platform • Directed by Sahar Mosayebi • 2019 • Iran
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
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Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
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Platform (1) • Directed by Sahar Mosayebi • 2021 • Iran
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
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Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
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Platform (2) • Directed by Sahar Mosayebi • 2021 • Iran
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
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Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
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The Unfinished Childhood • Directed by Nasser Saffarian • 2020 • Iran
The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood (1) • Directed by Nasser Saffarian • 2021 • Iran
The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood (2) • Directed by Nasser Saffarian • 2021 • Iran
The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood • Directed by Nasser Saffarian • 2021 • Iran
The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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The Unfinished Childhood • Directed by Nasser Saffarian • 2021 • Iran
The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
#TheUnfinishedChildhood #NasserSaffarian #JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
The Unfinished Childhood takes a look at children’s poetry from the last few decades, featuring poems about war and religion to poems on the meaning of life, tragedy, and humor. The documentary’s setup is straightforward, with Saffarian interviewing the pioneers in children’s poetry, but the view of the world of children is anything but simplistic. The poets’ familiarity with children and their world and its complexities gives the film both its specificity and its approachability, and it is noteworthy how Saffarian takes his time to explore the world of children with such delicacy and meticulousness. The interviews closely analyze children's mentality and idealism and how these characteristics impacted the poets' work. Footage of children dancing to popular songs and the added scenes from old children’s films seem almost to function as memories and add a vivid and heartwarming quality to the entire film.
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Narrow Red Line • Directed by Farzad Khoshdast • 2020 • Iran
In a bleak Iranian Juvenile Rehabilitation and Correction Centre, a group of teenage delinquents and juvenile defenders decide to put on a stage show that will allow them to leave the prison for a day. With the help of professional actors Farhad Aslany and Toomaj Danesh Behzadi, these young men rehearse, apply stage make-up, wear masks and costumes, and use the stage to tell their stories. Through art they experience a different kind of freedom. They ask for forgiveness on stage, telling the audience that everyone makes mistakes. The only thing separating them from the audience is the narrow red line they cannot cross. Narrow Red Line won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival where it also had its world premiere.
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In a bleak Iranian Juvenile Rehabilitation and Correction Centre, a group of teenage delinquents and juvenile defenders decide to put on a stage show that will allow them to leave the prison for a day. With the help of professional actors Farhad Aslany and Toomaj Danesh Behzadi, these young men rehearse, apply stage make-up, wear masks and costumes, and use the stage to tell their stories. Through art they experience a different kind of freedom. They ask for forgiveness on stage, telling the audience that everyone makes mistakes. The only thing separating them from the audience is the narrow red line they cannot cross. Narrow Red Line won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival where it also had its world premiere.
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Narrow Red Line (1) • Directed by Farzad Khoshdast • 2020 • Iran
In a bleak Iranian Juvenile Rehabilitation and Correction Centre, a group of teenage delinquents and juvenile defenders decide to put on a stage show that will allow them to leave the prison for a day. With the help of professional actors Farhad Aslany and Toomaj Danesh Behzadi, these young men rehearse, apply stage make-up, wear masks and costumes, and use the stage to tell their stories. Through art they experience a different kind of freedom. They ask for forgiveness on stage, telling the audience that everyone makes mistakes. The only thing separating them from the audience is the narrow red line they cannot cross. Narrow Red Line won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival where it also had its world premiere.
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In a bleak Iranian Juvenile Rehabilitation and Correction Centre, a group of teenage delinquents and juvenile defenders decide to put on a stage show that will allow them to leave the prison for a day. With the help of professional actors Farhad Aslany and Toomaj Danesh Behzadi, these young men rehearse, apply stage make-up, wear masks and costumes, and use the stage to tell their stories. Through art they experience a different kind of freedom. They ask for forgiveness on stage, telling the audience that everyone makes mistakes. The only thing separating them from the audience is the narrow red line they cannot cross. Narrow Red Line won the NETPAC Jury Prize at the 2019 Fajr International Film Festival where it also had its world premiere.
Narrow Red Line is also available to watch on Namava.ir
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