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A Moment of Innocence (1996) Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

"Does she want to save mankind too?" / "Yes." / "How do you know?" / "By the sentences she underlines."

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A Moment of Innocence (1996)

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close-up // abbas kiarostami (1990)

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Close Up (1990) dir. Abbas Kiarostami

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close-up (1990) dir. abbas kiarostami

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“Sayfayı yırttım. Yırttım çünkü her şeyin bittiğini biliyordum.”

Close-Up (1990) Dir: Abbas Kiarostami

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"Close-Up is based on real events that occurred in Northern Tehran in the late 1980s. Kiarostami first heard about Sabzian in 1989 after reading about the incident in an article in the Iranian magazine Sorush by journalist Hassan Farazmand. Kiarostami immediately suspended work on the film project that he was in pre-production of and began making a documentary on Sabzian. Kiarostami was allowed to film Sabzian's trial (the courtroom scene was real; the trial was only manipulated in the sense that Kiarostami was granted permission by the judge to ask his own questions) and also got Sabzian, the Ahankhahs and Farazmand to agree to participate in the film and to re-enact incidents from the past. Kiarostami also arranged for Mohsen Makhmalbaf to meet Sabzian and help facilitate forgiveness between Sabzian and the Ahankhahs."

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“Sempre que estou deprimido ou transtornado, sinto o desejo de gritar ao mundo a angústia da minha alma, os tormentos que passei, todas as minhas tristezas, mas ninguém as quer ouvir. Eis que chega um homem que retrata todo o meu sofrimento nos seus filmes e posso ir vê-los uma e outra vez.” (Sabzian)

Nema-ye Nazdik (Close-Up), Abbas Kiarostami, 1990.