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A Moment Of Innocence
''A Moment of Innocence'' ( fa, نون و گلدون, Nūn o Goldūn, italics=yes) is a 1996 film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It is also known as ''Nun va Goldoon'', ''Bread and Flower'', ''Bread and Flower Pot'', and ''The Bread and the Vase''. Plot The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a seventeen-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally and was jailed. Two decades later, Makhmalbaf made the decision to track down the policeman whom he had injured in an attempt to make amends. ''A Moment of Innocence'' is a dramatization of that real event. Cast * Mirhadi Tayebi as The Policeman * Mohsen Makhmalbaf as The Director *Ammar Tafti as The Young Director *Ali Bakhsi as The Young Policeman * Maryam Mohamadamini as The Young Woman Reception Critical response Although the film was banned in Iran, Western critics were very positive toward the film. Mike D'Angelo called ''A Moment of Innocence'' "a dizzying hybrid of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 15 major film festivals. His award-winning films include ''Kandahar''; his latest documentary is '' The Gardener'' and latest feature '' The President''. Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented at international film festivals in the past ten years. The director belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. ''Time'' selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film ''Kandahar'' as one of the top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice Film Festival. Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and has lived in Paris since the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Life Makhmalbaf was born in Tehran on May 29, 1957. At the age of 15, he became involved in a mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
