''The Apple'' ( fa, سیب,

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''Sib'') is the 1998 directorial debut by

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 The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1998. American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian Martin Scorsese was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film '' Mia aioniotita kai mia mera'' by Theo A ...

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