Bending The Rules, written and directed by Behnam Behzadi, traces the tense, final preparations of a young, mostly university age theatre group in Iran, as they prepare to travel and present one of their plays at an overseas festival. Most of the group have either lied to their parents about their plans, sometimes concocting elaborate […] Read more »
Pretty much epitomises what Abbas Kiarostami does so well – taking the mundane and making it profound. Homayoun Ershadi stars as a seemingly ordinary man driving around the hillsides on the outskirts of Tehran. He stops and engages with almost every individual he encounters – is he lost? is he in need of help? Slowly […] Read more »
The latest from Abbas Kiarostami (Taste of Cherry) sees the Iranian auteur continue his globe-trotting which began with 2010’s Certified Copy. In Like Someone in Love, he heads for Japan, following a “day in the life” – or rather a night and the following morning – of young prostitute, Akiko (Takanashi Rin). Through a series […] Read more »