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The White Meadows

Name: The White Meadows
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-09-19
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 7.4

★ 7,4 /10 (33 Votes)

2009 FA 92 min

Overview

Rahmat travels to a host of islands in a vast salt pan in order to collect the inhabitant's tears for an unknown purpose. He is joined on his mysterious journey by a young boy searching for his father. As their travel nears its end, a potent critique of Iran's political leadership emerges.

Release date

19/09/2009

Votes

Popularity

0.8

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Original title

کشتزارهای سپید

Language

Runtime

92 min

Hassan Pourshirazi

Rahmat

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Younes Ghazali

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Mohammad Rabbani

Mohammad Shirvani

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Omid Zare

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Mohammad Rabbanipour

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Stunning imagery. Whether interpreted as allegory or Kafkaesque nightmare, this is a prime example of the upper tier in art film. The end seemed somewhat out of place after the mesmerizing journeys through Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran. The director and others were jailed for making it. This film warrants multiple viewings.

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