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A Moment of Innocence( 1996)

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Overview

A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mirhadi Tayebi

      The Policeman

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      Mohsen Makhmalbaf

      The Director

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      Ali Bakhsi

      The Young Policeman

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      Ammar Tafti

      The Young Director

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      Maryam Mohamadamini

      The Young Woman

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      Moharram Zaynalzadeh

      Mr. Zinal

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      Hana Makhmalbaf

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    A review by CRCulver

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    Written by CRCulver on Wed Aug 22 2018
    Though Mohsen Makhmalbaf eventually established a reputation as one of Iran's foremost filmmakers from the late 1980s, his early life was tumultuous: when he was 17, he stabbed a police officer at a protest against the Shah's regime and spent the next four years in prison, only being released after the Shah's overthrow. His 1996 film NUN VA GULDOON ("Bread and Flowerpot", released in the English-speaking world as "A Moment of Innocence") looks back at this episode from his youth, attempting to jointly evoke both the red-hot passion against political injustice of a young man and his older, wiser...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    37598.00

    Keywords

    • marriage proposal
    • winter
    • gun
    • policeman
    • autobiographical