"Beautifully filmed parable."

Mohammad Gorjestani's The Shade is a beautifully filmed parable set in present-day Iran. A city man, Javad (Ebi Mohseni), has a blowout in a tiny settlement outside Tehran. There, he meets a boy, Amin (Aryan Atri), who's saving up the money he earns selling balloons to buy ice-cream. A fig seller, Parvaneh (Shaghayegh Mohammadali), gives Javad an umbrella, and he takes her place on the daytime bus out of town. Later, he returns to the town and le... (Read More)

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Categories: Drama International

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