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MARZIYEH MESHKINI MOJTABA MIRTAHMASB, POUYAN TAYEFE MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF EBRAHIM GHAFOURI, MOHAMMAD AHMADI SHARZAD POYA, MAYSAM MAKHMALBAF ABBAS RAGSTGARPOUR, BEHROUZ SHAHAMAT MOHAMMAD-REZA DARVISHI A Makhmalbaf Film House Production

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FATEMEH CHERAGH AKHAR SHABNAM TOLOUI AZIZEH SEDIGHI

The Makhmalbaf Film House

The leading production company in Iran, which has done so much to fuel the recent resurgence in Iranian cinema, is headed by the respected filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, director of the recent 'Khandahar' and writer of his daughter Samira's 'The Apple' and 'Blackboards'. Working from her husband Mohsen's screenplay, this is Marziyeh Meshkini's first feature film.

Unesco Prize/ Jury Prize (Best First Feature) Venice 2000 Gold Medallion Chicago 2000, Second Prize Toronto 2000 Jury Prize/ Best Film Oslo 2000, Best Asian Film Pusan 2000, Special Jury Prize Nantes 2000