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Kaban (2021)
When images tell more then words.
This short movie lasts almost 6 minutes and not much is said in it. Few words from the people and black screens which make prologue/epilogue.
What makes it so authentically sad is the images. Kaban lives in small village in Kurdistan. Mountains and rocks are what makes the panorama of the terrain. You can see that people living there somehow make it through the day.
Camera shots the interior of Kaban's place. It is in a poor state. Barren room with few utensils, blankets, water tank and primitive heater. No family, just her. Even though she doesn't have much, she is hospitable to camera crew.
And about Kaban herself... She tells us a few lines about her life. It wasn't a very happy life, although she mentions that when she started loving her husband, it became one. For short time.
Life has taken a toll on Kaban. She knows that her final days are near. Such is the flow of time.
Bid-o Bad (1999)
What is it with Iranian movies and children protagonists ?
There are so may of them ! And almost every title ends with really valuable life lesson.
It also happens in Beed-o baad.
In first few minutes of the movie you get to know a little boy who comes from another part of the country. You'd think "oh yeah, this will be the main character of the movie", but no. He actually becomes a valuable friend of another boy - the child who has a detention because he broke the window in the class. His sad eyes and worry written on the face say more than countless words. For the rest of the movie we accompany him in an attempt to solve mentioned problem. Will he prevail or not ?
Film is shot really well. Scenario is plausible, you can imagine most of it happening in your own childhood (even more if you live in a small community or country).
Also Iranian cinema is known for filming nature. If you're aficionado of that theme, you won't regret watching Mohammad-Ali Talebis movie.
What's important is that it keeps viewer tense (in a good way). You're cheering for boy and good outcome of situation.