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Samira Makhmalbaf is at the forefront of New Iranian Cinema and, at just 20 years old, is the youngest recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Prix de Jury. Set in the brutal mountains on the Iran/Iraq border, Makhmalbaf elicits strong performances from a non-professional cast and creates a visually powerful and insightful depiction of a people on the edge of a country and a society. “Stunning… An almost sacred talent" THE INDEPENDENT

Availability

• A DVD of this title is available to hire
• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Technical information

Certificate

Cert PG

Language

Kurdish with English subtitles

Country

Iran-Italy

Year

2000

Colour

Running time

82 mins