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3 Faces(Se rokh)

  • Dir: Jafar Panahi

  • Iran, 2018, Persian/Turkish/Azerbaijani, 100mins, DCP

  • Cast: Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei

Mixing documentary naturalism and melodramatic intensity, this quasi-realist parable begins with an alarming video selfie – a young girl attempts suicide as she desperately beseeches help in pursuing her dream of acting. Distraught by the message, actress Behnaz Jafari and director Panahi travel to her village, where their illustrious presence causes a sensation and annoyance. Filled with unexpected turns and amusing twists, the road movie opens into a political allegory, replete with Panahi’s autobiographical underpinning and his reflection on Iran’s past, present and future – represented by three generations of actresses who, stifled by traditional beliefs, face challenges of striving for independence.

Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

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    • Financially Supported by

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.