The Apple (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Samira Makhmalbaf |
| Written by | Samira Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Starring | Ghorban Ali Naderi Azizeh Mohamadi Massoumah Naderi Zahra Naderi Zahra Saghrisaz |
| Distributed by | New Yorker |
| Release date(s) | 27 May 1998 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Iran |
| Language | Persian |
The Apple (Persian: سیب, translit. Sib) is the 1998 film directorial debut by Samira Makhmalbaf, daughter of the acclaimed Iranian director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film is based on a true story and features the real people that actually lived it. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Two daughters are locked up by their parents; an unemployed man and his blind wife, for eleven years. Their neighbours call social workers to investigate the situation and the results lead the girls on a bittersweet path to the rest of the world.
[edit] Cast
- Massoumeh Naderi - Massoumeh
- Zahra Naderi - Zahra
- Ghorban Ali Naderi - Father
- Azizeh Mohamadi - Azizeh
- Zahra Saghrisaz
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Apple". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/20051/year/1998.html. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
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