By: börek -May 1st, 2015 Submitted under: Filmavond Sunday May 3rd 2015, Iranian Movie night: Avaze Gonjeshk-ha, آواز گنجشک ها, The Tune of Sparrows by Majid Majidi(2008). In Farsi with English subtitles. Door opens at 8pm
, movie begins at 9pm. Free admission. When an ostrich-rancher focuses on replacing his child’s listening devices, which breaks right before crucial examinations, whatever changes for a struggling rural family in Iran. Karim motorbikes into a world alien to him– extremely chaotic Tehran, where sudden chances for self-reliance, adventure and obstacle him. However his honor and sincerity, plus conventional authority over his innovative clan, are evaluated, as he stumbles among large cultural and economic gaps in between his town nestled in the desert, and a throbbing metropolis.More details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Sparrows [… Lees verder] By: börek-June 1st, 2014 Submitted under : Filmavond Sunday June 1st 2014, Movie night about Afghan refugees in Iran. Brief film: “3
, Four Days Ago “By “Dornaz Hajiha”(2011). Feature film:”Baran “by Majid Majidi (2001 ). Movies with English subtitles. Door opens at 8pm, film starts at 9pm. Baran– After the 1979 Soviet intrusion of Afghanistan, over 1.4 million Afghans left to Iran seeking
sanctuary and work. In this extremely spiritual drama by Majid Majidi(* Kids of Paradise, The Color of Paradise *), the predicament of these refugees is clearly depicted. They are complete strangers in a strange land forced to make do in alarming circumstances after the loss of whatever near and dear to them.Synopsis: In a structure site in present-day Tehran, Lateef, a 17-year-old Turkish employee is irresistibly drawn to Rahmat, a young Afghan worker.
The discovery of Rahmat’s secret modifications both their lives. [… Lees verder]
