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Bitter Dream

Khab-e talkh

Iran

2004

87 Min
Color, Black and White
1.66:1
Farsi
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DIR Mohsen Amiryoussefi

PROD Mohsen Amiryoussefi, Rouhollah Baradari

SCR Mohsen Amiryoussefi

DP Bayram Fazli

CAST Yadollah Anvari, Abbas Esfandiari, Delbar Ghasri, Mohsen Rahimi, Safar-Ali Safari

ED Mohsen Amiryoussefi

PROD DES Mohsen Amiryoussefi

SOUND Mohammad Reza Delpak, Hosseyn Ghourchian, Hussein Mahdavi

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs): Caméra d'Or - Special Mention, Mar del Plata (International Competition): Special Jury Award

Synopsis

For forty years Esfandiar has been unconcernedly preparing corpses for the journey to their final resting place. Whilst preparing a burial service he’s taken ill and is confronted with the fragility of his own life. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

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Jugu Abraham

28Aug11

One of most riveting of Iranian cinema--a mockumentary and a debut feature from a mathematician-turned-filmmaker. My full review is at http://moviessansfrontiers.blogspot.com/2006/09/4-unusual-brilliant-mockumentary-debut.html

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An unusual, brilliant mockumentary debut from Iran

By Jugu Abraham on February 6, 2013

Bitter dreams is an unforgettable debut by 32 year-old Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Amiryousefi, who first took to mathematics as a career and then to film-making. The film won the grand prize at the Thessaloniki…  read review

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