Country: Iran
Plot: This clandestine documentary, smuggled into France in a cake, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi during his house arrest.
Quick comment: Panahi is a terrific Iranian director who is being victim of an enormous
injustice perpetrated by the government of his country. His scripts were
censored and he was condemned to 6 years of prison. Also, for the next 20 years he
is not allowed to film or even leave the
country. This is a pacific protest, a scream of anger and frustration against this humiliating
repression. In the limited space of his home, Panahi just did one more time what
he knows best - good and interesting cinema!
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