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CEASE FIRE
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From Tahmineh Milani (Two Women) comes this irreverent romantic comedy with saucy dialogue and a pointed insight into modern marriage. Sayeh, an exasperated newlywed, stumbles into a psychiatrist's office, where she unloads about her chauvinist husband, Yousef, played by hunky Iranian star Mohammad Reza Golzar. But the immature Sayeh is not without blame--her constant bickering antagonizes Yousef instead of enlightening him. Variety describes Cease Fire as "an Iranian Mr. and Mrs. Smith." In Far si Tahmineh Milani---Iran---2006---105 mins.
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FIFTH REACTION
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From the controversial director of Hidden Half and Two Women comes another tale of the clash between modernism and tradition in contemporary Iran. A progressive, recently widowed teacher and her conservative, controlling father-in-law fight for custody of her two small children. According to tradition, Fereshteh should remain in her father-in-law's home with her children, but she refuses. Afraid of losing custody of the boys, she decides to disappear with help from her women friends. Tahmineh Milani's film captures the tumult of a nation plagued by the conflicting philosophies of hard-line religious groups and an educated, cosmopolitan population. In Farsi Tahmineh Milani---Iran---2003---107 mins.
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HIDDEN HALF
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This controversial film from Tahmineh Milani (Two Women, The Legend of a Sigh), and some of the director's outspoken remarks, led to her arrest by Iran's Revolutionary Court (she was later released). Fundamentalists objected to the sympathetic portrayal of those who fought against the Islamic Revolution in this story of a woman remembering her affair with a married man in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Shah. This past romance is revealed through a letter to her husband, a judge who will be hearing the case of a woman facing execution. "...a very serious drama about post-revolutionary Iranian politics, which is far more complex than we've been led to believe by substandard U.S. reporting" (David Ehrenstein, New Times Los Angeles). Tahmineh Milani---Iran---2001---103 mins.
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PAYBACK (MILANI)
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Iran's fearless feminist director, Tahmineh Milani, pushes the envelope with this comedy-drama about a recently paroled woman who talks three other ex-cons into a get-rich-quick scheme. The plan involves fleecing married men on the make. Despite the storyline's darker implications, Payback "bristles with a sharp sense of humor" (Gene Siskel Film Center).
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SUPERSTAR (BLU-RAY)
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Coming off the box office success of Cease-Fire, Iranian filmmaker Tahmineh Milani wrote and directed this light-hearted family drama.
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SUPERSTAR (DVD)
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Coming off the box office success of Cease-Fire, Iranian filmmaker Tahmineh Milani wrote and directed this light-hearted family drama.
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TWO WOMEN (MILANI)
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A bold, dramatic attack on the treatment of women in post-revolutionary Iran by the country's most important and outspoken feminist filmmaker.
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UNWANTED WOMAN
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From acclaimed director Tahmineh Milani (Two Women) comes this searing tale about the struggles of women in modern-day Iran. Poor Sima puts up with her philandering and abusive husband, Ahmad. He is so blatant with his indiscretions that he asks Sima to cover for him when he plans a trip with his girlfriend, Saba. In an Iran where unmarried couples can be arrested for fraternizing in public, Ahmad needs Sima to pretend that Saba is his cousin--a situation that proves both humiliating and dangerous. Marila Zarei (The Fifth Reaction) and Amin Hayayee (Coma), two of Iran's newest stars, shine in this controversial drama. In Farsi with English subtitles. Tahmineh Milani---Iran---2005---103 mins.
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