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"Under the Moonlight"
2001
Directed by Reza Mir-Karimi
In this provocative film from the new Iranian
cinema, seminary student Seyyed Hassan is preparing to rise to the status
of cleric when his vestments are stolen by a young thief. Seyyed tracks
the boy to a poor and distant suburb where he's treated to an eye-opening
view of the gulf between religious teachings and harsh, everyday life.
Winner of the Grand Prize for Feature at the 2001 Critics Week at Cannes,
Under the Moonlight boasts "obvious sincerity and a forthright
sense of purpose" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times). Farsi with
English subtitles.
100 minutes. |
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