One. Two. One ( Yek. Do. Yek ) ( 1. 2. 1 )

One. Two. One (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Original Title: Yek. Do. Yek
Alternate Title: 1. 2. 1
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Farsi ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
79 min + 31 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Short Film
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Iran ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Mania Akbari

Written By:
Mania Akbari
Majid Eslami

Actors:
Neda Amiri
Payam Dehkordi
Hassan Majooni
Ashkan Mehri
Bahareh Rahnama
Farnaz Rahnama
Ramona Shah

Synopsis:

In a society where all social customs are based on the beauty of a woman her challenge is to find self confidence and inner beauty despite having lost her physical beauty. Iranian painter-turned-filmmaker Mania Akbari explores the divide between body and soul against the wholly contemporary background of electronic communication, where love letters are composed on cell phones and close encounters seem far removed for a once-pretty girl who has been disfigured. Tautly directed and deftly rhythmical, this enthralling film is a showcase for an outstanding ensemble cast. Through a series of episodes, set in locations ranging from a skin-treatment clinic to a fortune-teller's salon to a prison visiting room, a narrative of love, loss and renewal unfolds, centering on a beautiful woman who has been disfigured in an accident. The third feature film directed by Mania Akbari, the star of Abbas Kiarostami's magnificent Ten.

Mania Akbari, star of Abbas Kiarostami's Ten, is one of Iran's most distinctive filmmakers and. One. Two. One is her latest feature, and most confrontational work, whose banning finally led to her exile from Iran. Composed of rhythmically structured and meticulously planned long takes, the film presents a series of conversational pieces connected to a beautiful woman named Ava whose face has been disfigured in an acid attack. Truths emerge in close up and a narrative of love, loss and renewal unfolds from each episode. Akbari questions the concept of beauty and the weight placed on it by her society but her protagonist Ava also functions as a metaphor for the scars her country bears, making this deceptively modest film inherently rich in courage and ideas.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

The Unpolished (DVD)	Sofia's Last Ambulance (DVD)	Black Snow (DVD)
Love (1971) (DVD)	Nighthawks / Strip Jack Naked - 2-DVD Set (DVD)	Avenge But One of My Two Eyes (2005) (DVD)