Inc Kino Lorber
Language
Persian
Description
Drawing from the true story of the Iranian government's 1995 attempted murder of several prominent writers and intellectuals, the film has two agents looking for a manuscript that chronicles the murders. The film imagines a repressive regime so pervasive that even the morally righteous are subsumed or cast aside.
2) Hit the road
Language
Persian
Appears on list
Description
Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of Iranian master Jafar Panahi (3 Faces, Taxi), makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four -- two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old -- as they drive across the Iranian countryside....