Writer
The history of cinema has already defined the prison film as its own genre with its own elements and particular qualities, in fiction as well as in documentary. The interesting thing about this essay, filmed in the maximum security prison of Spoleto, in Perugia, Italy, is that it uses none of those elements and qualities, and so defines itself more for what it is not, than for what it is.
Director
The history of cinema has already defined the prison film as its own genre with its own elements and particular qualities, in fiction as well as in documentary. The interesting thing about this essay, filmed in the maximum security prison of Spoleto, in Perugia, Italy, is that it uses none of those elements and qualities, and so defines itself more for what it is not, than for what it is.
Production Design
Basada en una historia real que narra cómo Afshin Ghaffarian arriesgó todo en el año 2009 para formar una compañia de danza en su país natal, Irán, en medio de los conflictos políticos, las elecciones presidenciales de aquél año y desafiando la prohibición que rige en el país sobre el baile. (FILMAFFINITY)
Costume Design
Una vez más, Rahmat es asignado para un trabajo que le lleva a viajar a varias islas, algo que lleva muchos años haciendo. Se le pide que recoja las lágrimas de los habitantes de esas islas. Aunque hace tiempo que esa gente entrega sus lágrimas a Rahmat, nadie sabe concretamente qué ha estado haciendo con esas lágrimas.
Production Design
Una vez más, Rahmat es asignado para un trabajo que le lleva a viajar a varias islas, algo que lleva muchos años haciendo. Se le pide que recoja las lágrimas de los habitantes de esas islas. Aunque hace tiempo que esa gente entrega sus lágrimas a Rahmat, nadie sabe concretamente qué ha estado haciendo con esas lágrimas.
Production Design
The story of a young woman who has been working as a prostitute since childhood. The film traces her slow disintegration into psychic delirium. Wracked by both guilt for her actions and a strong desire for salvation, her madness manifests itself in her perception of the world around her. Chronicling the course of her breakdown with imagery that is both graphic and beautiful, Neshat evokes the torment of one so tortured by her subjugated role in society that she feels completely powerless. As the men Zarin encounters appear without faces, horror, shame, and guilt overwhelm her. Viewing this as her punishment from God, she flees the brothel for a bathhouse. Scrubbing her skin raw and bloody, she attempts to make amends with her past; however, she descends deeper in madness as she strives for redemption.
