"Two & Two" is an 8-minute British short film, but the dialogue is in Persian, so make sure you get subtitles. Writer and director Babak Anvari made a couple more short films before this one, but so far this is still his most recent work, even if it is already 4 years old. However, next year he will have his first full feature film come out. But back to this one. It stars Bijan Daneshman, who you may have seen in Spielberg's "Munich", and it was BAFTA-nominated, but lost to a Michael Fassbender short film, which I actually found inferior to this one. In here we have a class who learns that 2+2 is not 4, but actually 5. When one of the students won't accept it, harsh punishment awaits. However, as harsh as this little movie may see, there is also hope in the last shot as the truth does not vanish, even if it is not spoken out loudly. This film is a really nice metaphor in terms of politics and how to deal with right and wrong and what the consequences may be. I certainly recommend the watch and I hope Anvari can keep things up in his next projects.
Review of Two & Two
