Modest Reception

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Followed by a Q&A with Mani Haghighi

A man with his arm in a cast who thus resembles Napoleon and a well-dressed woman are making their way through a war-torn mountainous region in an SUV. The boot of the car contains plastic bags filled with money to distribute to the needy people they encounter on their journey.

Screening as part of the Iranian Film Festival New York 2024

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• Country Iran
• Language Farsi with English Subtitles
• Year 2012
• Running Time 100 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Iranian Film Festival New York
• Director Mani Haghighi
• Cast Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Saeed Changizian, Esmaeel Khalaj, Saber Abar
• Accessibility T-Coil, Assistive Listening

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