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- Beautiful City. by Farhadi, Asghar,film director.; Kheradmand, Ahoo,actor.; Ansari, Babak,actor.; Gharibian, Faramarz,actor.; Alidoosti, Taraneh,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ahoo Kheradmand, Babak Ansari, Faramarz Gharibian, Taraneh AlidoostiOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2004.The sophomore feature of Asghar Farhadi. After spending two years in juvenile detention for killing his girlfriend as a teenager, the troubled, young Akbar is transferred to an adult facility shortly after turning 18. No longer a minor, his death sentence will soon be legally carried out. Meanwhile outside, Ala — Akbar’s friend and newly paroled petty thief — along with Akbar's sister Firoozeh (played by Taraneh Alidoosti, in the first of her three collaborations with director Farhadi) set out to convince the victim's bereaved father to forgive Akbar, which could potentially reduce his sentence from death to life in prison. Navigating the complexities of Iran's judicial system together, the two form a close bond in their desperate attempts to seek clemency before it is too late. BEAUTIFUL CITY is now presented in a new 2K restoration approved by the director.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.;
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- Dancing in the Dust. by Farhadi, Asghar,film director.; Kosari, Baran,actor.; Gharibian, Faramarz,actor.; Khodaparast, Yousef,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Baran Kosari, Faramarz Gharibian, Yousef KhodaparastOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2003.Shortly following their impulsive wedding, the naive, young Nazar is pressured by his family into divorcing his new wife, Reyhane, after rumors circulate of her mother's possible sex-work. Still deeply in love, he insists on paying back Reyhane's marriage dowry despite his insolvency. Nazar is soon on the run from creditors and finds himself hiding out in the desert where he meets a taciturn old snake hunter. Much to the man's chagrin, Nazar insists on working with the hunter until he earns enough money to return to the city and make good on his mistakes. "Engrossing and eye-catching" (Variety), Farhadi's debut feature DANCING IN THE DUST ultimately reveals itself to be a tale of love, sacrifice, and redemption. Presented in a new 2K restoration.Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.;
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- Everybody knows [videorecording] / by Bardem, Javier,1969-actor.; Cruz, Penélope,actor.; Cuesta, Inma,1980-actor.; Darín, Ricardo,1957-actor.; Fernandez, Eduard,actor.; Lennie, Bárbara,1984-actor.; Mínguez, Elvira,actor.; Farhādī, Aṣghar,1972-film director,screenwriter.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Director of photography, José Luis Alcaine ; editor, Hayedeh Safiyari ; music, Javier Limon.Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darin, Eduard Fernandez, Barbara Lennie, Inma Cuesta, Elvira Minguez.Laura and her children travel from Buenos Aires to the small Spanish village where she was born to attend her sister's wedding. Unexpected events soon lead to a crisis that exposes the family's hidden past. Suspicions mount, loved ones begin to turn on one another, and dark secrets long hidden threaten to come to light, revealing shocking truths.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.- Subjects: Motion pictures, Spanish.; Foreign films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Families; Family secrets; Kidnapping; Weddings; Sisters;
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