''The Apple'' ( fa, سیب, translit. ''Sib'') is the 1998

directorial debut This is a list of film directorial debuts in chronological order. The films and dates referred to are a director's first commercial cinematic release. Many film makers have directed works which were not commercially released, for example early work ...

Samira Makhmalbaf Samira Makhmalbaf ( fa, سمیرا مخملباف, ''Samira Makhmalbaaf'') (born 15 February 1980) Filmography Awards and nominations * "Sutherland Trophy", London Film Festival (1998), UK. * "Special Mention, Official Jury", Locarno Fi ...

, daughter of Iranian director

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 1 ...

. The film is based on a true story and features the real people that actually lived it. The film was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

Two daughters are locked up by their parents; an unemployed man and his blind wife, for eleven years. Their neighbours call social workers to investigate the situation and the results lead the girls on a bittersweet path to the rest of the world.

Cast

* Massoumeh Naderi - Massoumeh * Zahra Naderi - Zahra * Ghorban Ali Naderi - Father * Azizeh Mohamadi - Azizeh * Zahra Saghrisaz

Reception

The film received a positive reaction from critics. On

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, it holds a rating of 85% from 48 reviews.

References

External links

* * 1998 films 1990s Persian-language films 1998 drama films Films directed by Samira Makhmalbaf 1998 directorial debut films Iranian drama films Films about disability {{1990s-drama-film-stub