The Apple
Summary:
This Iranian drama, scripted by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, was directed by his 17-year-old daughter, Samirah Makhmalbaf. His screenplay is based on factual news accounts of two 11-year-old girls who were locked away from the world by their parents until social workers stepped in. Shooting in video and on celluloid, the two Makhmalbafs managed to get the actual family members to portray ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Zahra Naderi
Masume Naderi
Qorban Ali Naderi
Azize Mohammadi
Zahra Saqari Saz
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Review:
In 17-year-old director Samira Makhmalbaf's remarkably assured directorial debut, two girls who have been locked in their house by their father for the first 12 years of their lives explore the outside world for the first time. Some of the film's most moving scenes depict the girls' first adventures around their neighborhood. Physically awkward,... Continue >>
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