Shahre Khamooshan


52m 2004

Brief Synopsis

In Iranian culture, as in other oriental cultures, death is not a closure, a period at the end of the passage of life. It is a brief interval before the soul begins another journey - another life. Through the eyes of a mother who found the body of her dead son after a long wait of twenty years, the

Film Details

Also Known As
Brief Peace, A
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004

Technical Specs

Duration
52m

Synopsis

In Iranian culture, as in other oriental cultures, death is not a closure, a period at the end of the passage of life. It is a brief interval before the soul begins another journey - another life. Through the eyes of a mother who found the body of her dead son after a long wait of twenty years, the cultural siginificance of death is explored.

Film Details

Also Known As
Brief Peace, A
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2004

Technical Specs

Duration
52m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Brooklyn International Film Festival (Documentary) June 3-12, 2005.

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