Cultural Events - ILEX Foundation Presents
Four Movies From Iran at
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Saturday September 14 & Sunday September 15, 2002
6:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Please check Museum
of Fine Arts for possible screening time changes at 617-267-9300
Born Under Libra
Daniel, a southern boy who goes to college in Tehran,
falls in love with a classmate. They make the necessary arrangements
to get married, but social and political turmoil arise, destroying their
plans. They start a journey to the south of Iran in search of peace,
but will they find it and can they live happily ever after?
Directed by:
Ahmad Reza Darvish
Produced by:
Sureh Cinema Development Organization
Tamasha Cultural Organization
96 minutes
Djomeh/Friday
Djomeh is a charmingly plain story about the problems
of making love on a farm-boy's wages. Our eponymous hero is a young
Afghan lad who works on a small dairy farm in the remote Iranian countryside.
He has a difficult time with his co-worker and guardian, Habib, a grown
man with a short temper. But every morning Djomeh accompanies the farm's
owner Mr. Mahmoud on errands to neighboring villages, and gradually
he opens up to this unlikely father-figure. He has fallen for a silent
girl who works at a grocery counter; but Iranian custom doesn't permit
open courtship, and Djomeh needs someone to speak for him.
Co-winner of the Camera d'Or for the best debut feature
at Cannes 2000.
Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo Filmex 2000.
Directed by:
Hassan Yektapanah
Produced by:
Ahmad Moussazadeh - Will be present at the screening
94 minutes
Son of Maryam
Rahman, a milk delivery boy in the north-west of Iran, is the prayer
chanter at the village mosque. His mother died when he was born and
he is attracted by the icon of the Holy Virgin Mary in the local Christian
church. A strong friendship develops between him and the old priest
in the church. When the priest has an accident, Rahman and his blind
friend Davud face new responsibilities.
Golden Cairo for the Best Feature Film at the 10th Cairo International
Film Festival for Children 2000
Directed by:
Hamid Jebelli
Produced by:
Fereshteh Taerpour - Will be present at the screening
71 minutes
The Longest Night
In the night of the winter solstice (Shab e Yalda), Hammed begins a
dark journey into the recesses of the past. Very much in love with his
wife, Hammed experiences loss, betrayal and survival through his imposed
loneliness when his wife and daughter leave Iran in search of a better
future in Germany.
Directed by:
Kiumars PourAhmed (Will be present)
Produced by:
Tamasha Cultural Institute
88 minutes
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