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The Silence( 1998)

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Khorshid, a blind child growing up in Tajikistan, is constantly distracted by music and sounds. This frequently causes him to be late to his job as an instrument tuner even though he runs the risk of being fired at a time when his family is in danger of being evicted from their house.

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      Tahmineh Normatova

      Khorshid

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      Nadereh Abdelahyeva

      Nadareh

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      Goibibi Ziadolahyeva

      Khorshid's Mother

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    A review by CRCulver

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    Written by CRCulver on Wed Aug 22 2018
    The director Mohsen Makhmalbaf made a number of acclaimed films in his native Iran over the Eighties and Nineties, but with the 1998 effort SOKOUT ("Silence") he moved farther afield for his shooting location: Tajikistan, where the locals speak a Persian dialect mostly intelligible to Iranians, but the culture is an exotic mix of Central Asian and Soviet traditions. Khorshid (Tahmineh Normatova), a blind boy aged around 10, is employed in the workshop of an instrument maker, tuning the instruments. His mother (Goibibi Ziadolahyeva), abandoned by her husband, urges him to work hard, for their...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • family drama
    • blind
    • child protagonist
    • instrument maker
    • blind child