In my impression, this is the first time I have seen the life of the Iranian middle class in an Iranian film. Compared with the more common themes of civilians, the poor and refugees, it is undoubtedly a fresh experience. It is somewhat reasonable to say that it is similar to "Crash". Divorce has caused countless problems, and all kinds of contradictions have been resolved, and finally it has returned to divorce. But compared with "Crash", this "Iranian Divorce" is undoubtedly richer and richer. Old-fashioned tropes like gender rights, class issues, and crisis of faith are all found in this story, and they still play out quietly in the midst of an almost out-of-control dispute. If you want, you can also take a look at the aging problem of Iranian society through the fact that this old man has caused a lot of trouble for the young couple.
For me, the conflict between the two families left the deepest impression. At least in the movie, there is no original sin for a family in trouble and a wealthy middle-class family. They just make a "little mistake" at a critical moment, lying, being indifferent, unable to control their emotions, making a wrong step, a wrong step, and finally stopping when the trouble is irreversible. I have always been led by the film by the nose, and I rarely jump out to watch the foreshadowing, logic lines, etc. of the film. If you think about it vaguely, the plot of this small-budget film is strictly edited, the story echoes before and after, and what you do is also in line with the character's character.
Nader works in a bank and has a happy family. The conflict with his wife, Westminster, is whether to go to the free world and make life better. Since he has no intention of being a public official who cares about the country and the people, then when Reitz, who came to help the laborer, poured out his grievances, he was "excusable" and didn't answer. At least, the old man is definitely more important than the hard-pressed Luther who has never met, and this "petty bourgeois sentiment" is also "excusable". He thought that it was because of this indifference that he got rid of the relationship of knowing about the other party's pregnancy in advance, but the screenwriter intervened, and later he had an inspiration to call the obstetrician and gynecology doctor, but the truth was revealed - he had already known Rui inadvertently. Ci is a pregnant woman, which is the key to measuring crime.
In terms of the proletariat camp, because Reitz didn't inform her husband about his car accident, the man's actions were more like self-rescue for the helpless, rather than hooliganism. Although he has the idea of overstepping his beliefs, his discordant words and deeds are worthy of sympathy, because his situation and his own shortcomings deprive him of the opportunity to gain more (economic and spiritual) dignity. He went to school to accuse the teacher of perjury, which was really insane. He, a clumsy and clumsy toiler, can't justify his reasoning as an intellectual. His last, and most helpless, move is to take out the Koran as his last straw. In desperation, the teacher of Nader's daughter Temei also used religious books to prove her innocence. Although helpless, the man was no longer entangled, and returned in anger. This game is really wonderful. Not only seeing the importance of religious belief to ordinary people, but also paving the way for Nader to use religion to counterattack later.
The people in the film, although there are rich and poor people, are very ordinary people, and they are by no means wicked. So Reitz, Nader, and Temer hide the truth and even lie, but they all suffer from conscience.
The courtroom drama is the most concentrated show of conflict, and the tension and sadness of the confrontation is surprisingly real. Our family has been in contact several times with "going to court". The "weapon of the weak" that should be written down in particular should only be left in court when there are only a few magic weapons of "one cry, two troubles, three hangings". In the film, Reitz's husband's chattering made the judge furious, and gradually overdrafted the judge's impartial law enforcement. These scenarios are not uncommon in real life. People at the bottom, going to the red tape judicial organs, are often not accustomed to the procedural documents and laws. In addition, the overall judicial environment is not up to standard, and the upper-class people on the other side are calm and chatty. When there is trouble, the weak may be more willing to seek out-of-the-table moves. They are like self-documented "tricksters", and it is even more difficult for the gentlemen to get rid of the notoriety of "bending the law". If we promote innocence in good faith In the spirit of presumption, the judicial dilemma can only be dealt with as an unsolved cup. In the end, it is still necessary to ask for the help of religious books and let the gods in the sky
judge the sins of the world. After twists and turns, she is more like an old man, a clue character used to pick things up and string together the whole story. In this case, family life, which seems to be the most important, is correspondingly hidden in the shadow of social and religious issues.
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