The Nights of Zayandeh-rood
Dir: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Iran, 1990, 65 minsmins, DCP
Cast: Manochehr Esmaeeli, Mozhgan Naderi, Parvaneh Gowharani
Censored for 26 years in Iran, Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s controversial 1990 critique of the society finally comes to light. A victim of oppression itself, the film centers on the struggles of an anthropologist and his daughter, who encounters different suicidal patients before, during and after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Despite being cut out 37 minutes of footage, the film remains highly critical of the new regime’s authoritarianism and suppression of women, and manages to be a rich meditation on love and violence even in this elliptical version. In a nation losing hope, love seems to be impossible…
2016 Venice Film Festival
19/8/2017 (Sat): Master Class with director Mohsen Makhmalbaf
28/8/2017 (Mon): Post-screening talk with Lau Yam
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
Post-screening talk
Post-screening discussion with the director
Full House
Remarks
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