Director: Hossein Keshavarz Writer: Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Azadi Starring: Ahmad Akbarzadeh, Tahereh Esfahani, Bagher Forohar, Shahrokh Taslimi, Rahim Zamani Utilizing a guerrilla-cum-cinema vérité aesthetic -- probably out of necessity and for style -- producer-director-editor Hossein Keshavarz documents the lives of several young people who are attempting to discover personal freedom within the confines of contemporary Iran. Misunderstood by their parents and family elders and feeling oppressed by conservative Islamic society, these young Iranians find ways to rebel against oppression while, at least for the most part, staying under the radar and making enough compromises to safely survive. Massoud (Shahrokh Taslimi) begins the film as a womanizer with a penchant for whiskey. He is of a generation who, having been silenced by their government, has retreated to the comfort of drinking (“Dog Sweat” is a slang term for a popular black market liquor in Iran) and drug use. It takes an...
- 10/19/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Pernille Fischer Christensen’s A Family The 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival runs June 17-27. Dog Sweat (Aragh Sagee.) Iran/USA (Director Hossein Keshavarz Writers Hossein Keshavarz, Maryam Azadi Producers Maryam Azadi, Hossein Keshavarz, Alan Oxman. Cast Ahmad Akbarzadeh, Tahereh Esfahani, Bagher Forohar, Shahrokh Taslimi, Rahim Zamani.) Shot clandestinely in Tehran, the subversive Dog Sweat intertwines the lives of six young Iranians as they struggle to satisfy their private desires in the face of conservative Islamic society. World Premiere A Family (En Familie.) Denmark (Director Pernille Fischer Christensen Writers Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen Producers Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Vinca Wiedemann. Cast Jesper Christensen, Lene Maria Christensen, Line Kruse, Pilou Asbæk, Anne Louise Hassing.) The conflict between love and duty plays out in this stunning, [...]...
- 5/5/2010
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
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