Khāmūshī-i daryā = Silence of the sea /
Siavash left Iran years ago illegally and lives in Sweden with his wife and two children. Realizing he wants to go back for a visit, he decides the best place to go is a free port, which doesn't require a visa. Being there he feels he is in Iran, but it does not fully satisfy his nostalgic long...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Persian |
| Language Notes: | Farsi dialogue; with English, Persian, or Arabic subtitles. |
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Tehran, Iran :
Visual Media Institute,
[2012]
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| Series: | Selected films of third generation of Iranian filmmakers
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| Summary: | Siavash left Iran years ago illegally and lives in Sweden with his wife and two children. Realizing he wants to go back for a visit, he decides the best place to go is a free port, which doesn't require a visa. Being there he feels he is in Iran, but it does not fully satisfy his nostalgic longing, as his old home is on the mainland. On the island, Siavash comes face to face with the danger that awaits him if he returns home and he must decide what is most important to him: his future or his past. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features include back stage featurettes and photo album. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, PAL. |
| Awards: | Asia-Pacific Film Festival, 2003: Best Music (Fereydun Shahbazian). Dubrovnik International Film Festival, 2004: Best Feature (Vahid Mousaian). Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival, 2003: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Vahid Mousaian). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Mohammad-Reza Sokoot; music, Fereydun Shahbazian. |