October 30, 2003
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Maryam
Watched this on DVD this week. This is probably a film nobody has heard of. I even forget how I found it. I ordered it from the library. Lately, I’ve avoided all information or news about the mideast. I just feel so annoyed with how powerless we seem to be as individual citizens to stop all the bloodshed in these countries. The story in this particular film takes place during the days when the Shah of Iran was in this country getting treatment for cancer and in Iran Americans were taken hostage. The central character is a high school age Iranian girl of upper middle class who has grown up here and is really not politically aware of these issues. When her young male cousin arrives from Iran with a lot of idealistic anger, she is forced by this and the events of the day to open her eyes. She becomes the victim of prejudice from her classmates among other things. I found the film strikingly levelheaded and evenhanded. Well acted as well. And I learned something. By the way, it’s in English. It’s about an American family who just happen to be of Iranian descent. 5 stars out of 5
Comments (3)
Wow, that sounds -really- good…
Hmmm…that does sound really good. I may have to check that out. Thanks.
Defintely will check this movie out, Lionne, thank you for the review. This is precisely the type of film we are always on the look out for. It is often the closest we may actually come to being able to walk in someone else’s shoes and it is soul-enrichening to do so.
~blu myyst