The Silence (1998) ( Sokout ) ( Le Silence )

The Silence (1998) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sokout
Alternate Title: Le Silence
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Farsi ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
73 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Iran ( Africa, Middle East )
Tadzhikstan ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Written By:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Actors:
Tahmineh Normatova ..... Khorshid
Nadereh Abdelahyeva ..... Nadareh
Goibibi Ziadolahyeva ..... Khorshid's Mother
Araz M. Shirmohamadi

Synopsis:

Mohsen Makhmalbaf directed this Iranian-French drama set in the small town of Tadjikstan where Khorshid (Tahmineh Normatova), a blind 10-year-old, lives with his mother. Years earlier, his father went to Russia and never came back. Mother and son occupy a rented house by the river, but they are threatened with eviction by a landlord who wants the overdue rent. Khorshid makes daily bus trips to a maker of stringed musical instruments where he works as a tuner. As Khorshid moves about Tadjikstan, the film explores his world -- his fascination with the first four notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the colorful garments worn by women of the area, bread and fruit vendors alongside the river, and the huge marketplace. One day Khoshid gets lost in the large market and is helped by Nadereh (Nadereh Abdelahyeva), a young woman who substitutes flower petals for nail polish and cherries for earrings. Shown at the 1998 Venice Film Festival and the 1998 Montreal Film Festival.

Everyday, 10-year old Khorsid takes the bus to his work at an instrument maker's shop and everyday something unexpected happens.

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