Brief Commentary: Prison. Hunger. Taxi

Ima 2022-03-22 09:02:42

Take off the tie, reject Iran, avoid reality, stay close to Islam, named the Prophet: "If that man wants to appear in the movies as decent, he has to be given a makeover"

When words like "positive energy" appear in social culture, it means the death of realists, because it is impossible to distinguish what is sunny and what is "cold reality", and it is impossible to know who is staring at it. With you, what crime will fall on you

Anyone can be the thief, he looks like an ordinary person, like you and me

And those who call for the death penalty, those who are eager to express themselves, those who are greedy for profit, those who are confused, and those who swallow their voices are all ordinary people.

You can't define someone by how you dress, especially when the movie doesn't match reality

As with images that cannot be released, the little girl also wants to try to direct reality. The power of the little girl is not enough, the power of the person who may "arrange reality" is enough

I can only say that I feel ashamed, especially in the archives

The director is like an Abbas with a strong sense of political responsibility, but unfortunately this desire limits him and becomes deliberate

The most rare thing is that Panasi always smiles, and children who grow up in this environment, how to keep their niece innocent smile and quirky

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Extended Reading
  • Kasandra 2022-03-20 09:02:40

    It's not as stunning as expected, but it's also textured enough. The director, who has been destined to be suppressed, still sees no sullen expression on his face. Only when it comes to how a movie can be released, will there be a trace of ridicule of power that is co-constructed with the audience.

  • Robin 2022-03-19 09:01:08

    The fine quality of small-cost movies has both humor and scrutiny. This kind of story should be interesting and solid, not superficial, and it will test the director's patience. Okita Shuichi's new work "Go to the Waterfall" I watched earlier this year is also a similar film, with a small cost, endless chatter, less than 90 minutes, and memorable. It's not that this kind of film can't be made in China. It's because some filmmakers are busy making money and look down on this kind of film; some filmmakers are so busy with themselves that they never thought about making films like this.

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Taxi quotes

  • Nasrin Sotoudeh: They work in a way that let us to know they are watching us.Their tactics are obvious.First, they write you up a police record. Suddenly, you are accused of being an agent for Mossad, The CIA, or MI6. Then they tack on something about your morals, your lifestyle. They make your life into a prison.Although you are released from prison, but the outside world is only a bigger prison.They make your nearest friends into your worst enemies.After that you think all you can do is either leave the country or pray to return to that hole. So i think it's better to let it go.

  • Jafar Panahi: Those films are already made, those books are already written. You have to look elsewhere, you have to find it for yourself.