The Apple (1998) ( Sib ) ( La Pomme )

The Apple (1998) (DVD) (*)

~~$29.99~~ $23.97

Original Title: Sib
Alternate Title: La Pomme
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

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

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

Running Time:
81 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 )

Directed By:
Samira Makhmalbaf

Written By:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf

Actors:
Massoumeh Naderi ..... Massoumeh
Zahra Naderi ..... Zahra
Ghorban Ali Naderi ..... Father
Azizeh Mohamadi ..... Azizeh
Zahra Saghrisaz

Synopsis:

This Iranian drama, scripted by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, was directed by his 17-year-old daughter, Samirah Makhmalbaf. His screenplay is based on factual news accounts of two 11-year-old girls who were locked away from the world by their parents until social workers stepped in. Shooting in video and on celluloid, the two Makhmalbafs managed to get the actual family members to portray themselves in this docudrama that follows the two girls, Zahre and Masume, returning home after their release from state custody. The film explores the motivations of the girls' father and their desire to play outside the gates of their home. Shown at the 1998 Fajr Film Festival.

Using docu-fiction techniques, the director uses a real family, an Iranian mother, father and two twin sisters to present an interpretation of their lives. The two girls were kept confined to the house by their parents until they were discovered by social workers.

After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time. |

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 15 March, 2009.

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