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Keshtzar haye sepid = The white meadows /

In this dreamlike yet earthbound film, Rahmat the boatman navigates the increasingly brackish waters of a coastal land, collecting the heartaches and tears of its inhabitants. But he remains powerless against their misguided attempts to appease the gods and make the land green again, whether by offe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darvīshī, Muḥammad Riz̤ā, 1955- (Composer)
Other Authors: Rasoulof, Mohammad (Director, Producer), Purshirazi, Hassan (Actor), Ghazali, Younes (Actor), Rabbani, Mohammad (Actor), Karimi, Shahram, 1957- (Costume designer)
Format: Video
Language:Persian
Language Notes:Farsi dialogue with English subtitles.
Published: San Francisco : Global Lens, [2009]
Series:Global lens collection.
Subjects:
Iran > Social life and customs > Drama.
Manners and customs.
Iran.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Feature films > Iran.
Foreign language films > Persian.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In this dreamlike yet earthbound film, Rahmat the boatman navigates the increasingly brackish waters of a coastal land, collecting the heartaches and tears of its inhabitants. But he remains powerless against their misguided attempts to appease the gods and make the land green again, whether by offering a bride to the sea or forcibly "treating" the eyes of a painter who sees in different colors. Drawing firsthand on the challenges faced by Iranian artists of today, writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof's deeply atmospheric and poetical film is a gorgeous allegory of intolerance, brutality and mystified routine that resonates far beyond any one state's borders.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Released as part of a 10-DVD set entitled "Global Lens 2011". The set also includes a bonus CD-ROM with discussion guides and background information for each film.
Description from videodisc version, title from title screen (viewed November 24, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (93 min., 1 video file)
Playing Time:01:33:08
Awards:Won 2009 Dubai International Film Festival Asia Africa Special Jury Prize, Feature Film; Won 2009 Dubai International Film Festival Muhr Asia Africa Award, Best Actor; Won 2010 Durban International Film Festival Best Film Award, Feature Film Competition; Nominated 2009 San Sebastián International Film Festival Golden Seashell Award
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ebrahim Ghafouri ; editing, Jafar Panahi ; music, Mohammad Reza Darvishi.