At Five in the Afternoon
Summary:
Iranian writer/director Samira Makhmalbaf directs At Five in the Afternoon, co-scripted by her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf (director of Kandahar). In the bombed-out ruins of post-Taliban Kabul, Noqreh (Agheleh Rezaie) lives with her conservative father (Abdolgani Yousefrazi) and her sister-in-law, Leylomah (Marzieh Amiri), in temporary refuge buildings. Although her fa... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Agheleh Rezaïe - (Noqreh)
Abdolgani Yousefrazi - (The Father)
Razi Mohebi - (The Poet)
Marzieh Amiri - (The Sister-in-Law)
Halimeh Abdolrahman
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Review:
Samira Makhmalbaf's third film continues in the powerful, deeply humanist tradition of her first two films, The Apple and Blackboards. Like Blackboards, At Five in the Afternoon also won her the jury prize at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Ostensibly about a woman's dream of becoming president of Afghanistan, the film addresses th... Continue >>
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