The Silence
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Tahmineh Normatova
Nadereh Abdelahyeva
Golbibi Ziadolahyeva
Araz M Mohamadli
Hakem Ghassem
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Korshid is a ten-year-old blind boy who lives with his mother in a tiny apartment in Tajikistan. Because his father has gone to Russia to find work, his mother has taken a job catching fish and young Korshid makes money tuning stringed instruments in the workshoop of a gruff, ill-tempered craftsman. Just as the two are about to be evicted from their apartment for failure to pay rent, the boy is fired from his job and they soon find themselves on the street with only their spirits to guide them.
Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal at the 1998 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1999
Released in United States June 23, 2000
Released in United States on Video July 17, 2001
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States 1999
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Opening Night) September 24 - October 1, 1998.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) August 26 - September 8, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1999
Released in United States June 23, 2000 (Monica 4 Plex; Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video July 17, 2001
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Opening Night) September 24 - October 1, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) August 26 - September 8, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 27 - February 7, 1999.)
