The Apple

See also: Apple

the Apple سیب |Sib carried out in 1997 is an Iranian film. It is the first feature-length film of Samira Makhmalbaf.

Synopsis

In a poor district of Teheran, families linked themselves to reveal at the Office of the Social security that one their neighbors never lets leave his/her children.

A social worker is in charge of the investigation. It is discovered whereas two young girls of 11  years, of the binoculars, live behind bars in their house since their birth.

Argument of the father: My daughters are like flowers. They should not be shown with the sun, if not they would fade quickly.

Around film

  • Samira Makhmalbaf carries out this film with 17  years, after having directed two video films.
  • One year later, the director of 18  years becomes youngest scenario writer in the world to be taken part in the official selection of a festival of international stature (Cannes festival).
  • the film is presented in more than one hundred festivals in two years. It is also distributed in thirty countries.

Distribution

  • Masumeh Naderi : Masumeh
  • Zahra Naderi : Zahra
  • Ghorban Ali Naderi: the father
  • Azizeh Mohammadi: Azizeh

Rewards

  • honourable Mention at the Festival of film of Munich, 1999
  • Price FIPRESCI with the International festival of film of Locarno, 1998
  • International festival of film of Valladolid, 1998
  • Special mention with the Festival of film of Thessalonique, 1998

External bonds

  • Article in fluctuat.net
  • Article in Humanity

See too

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