Watched this movie yesterday on the Rotterdam Filmfestival, and still wondering what I have seen and why all these provocative aspects were in this movie.
The director, also one of the two main characters, tried to explain some aspects about this movie afterwards, without giving very clear answers.
But what I saw, was a display of people, willing to do a lot of things for money. For example, selling a dead baby to feed the wolves, instead to bury it in 24 hours (which succeeds). Helping an alcohol smuggler with his sick donkey, to avoid getting it killed (but later they will kill it anyways). Asking around for marijuana, which is eventually delivered. A lot of other, even more shocking stories and social behaviour are being displayed, while nobody in this movie seemed surprised or offended by it.
And last but not least, there is a lot of display of western brands, like the cigarettes, the car...
Not the things I would imagine in a country like Iran. I think it's a protest story about the regulations in Iran: despite all the rules, everything is possible and accepted. By the absurd screenplay most people will consider it a joke, but I don't think these themes were meant to be a joke.
The movie made a huge impression to me and fills my mind all this day.
The director, also one of the two main characters, tried to explain some aspects about this movie afterwards, without giving very clear answers.
But what I saw, was a display of people, willing to do a lot of things for money. For example, selling a dead baby to feed the wolves, instead to bury it in 24 hours (which succeeds). Helping an alcohol smuggler with his sick donkey, to avoid getting it killed (but later they will kill it anyways). Asking around for marijuana, which is eventually delivered. A lot of other, even more shocking stories and social behaviour are being displayed, while nobody in this movie seemed surprised or offended by it.
And last but not least, there is a lot of display of western brands, like the cigarettes, the car...
Not the things I would imagine in a country like Iran. I think it's a protest story about the regulations in Iran: despite all the rules, everything is possible and accepted. By the absurd screenplay most people will consider it a joke, but I don't think these themes were meant to be a joke.
The movie made a huge impression to me and fills my mind all this day.