The Iranian film Sokout (1998) was shown in the U. S. with the translated title The Silence. The movie was written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
The protagonist of the film is Khorshid, portrayed by Tahmineh Normatova. He is sightless, but manages to eke out a living tuning musical instruments. In order to get to his work, he has to be brought to the bus by his sister, and taken from the bus to the workshop.
The problem is that his hearing is so acute, and he loves music so much, that he often follows a musician and becomes lost. It's hard to tell whether he's good at his job or not. However, he's often late, so he's about to be fired. He needs his salary to pay the rent to prevent the family from being evicted from their home.
Director Makhmalbaf is a genius, and the film is very moving. For example, when Khorshid puts his fingers in his ears, he can't hear anything, and neither can we.
The movie drifted into magical realism at the end, and I didn't think that worked, but I still thought that it was a great film. The Silence has a tepid IMDb rating of 6.9. I thought that it was much, much better, and rated it 9.
The protagonist of the film is Khorshid, portrayed by Tahmineh Normatova. He is sightless, but manages to eke out a living tuning musical instruments. In order to get to his work, he has to be brought to the bus by his sister, and taken from the bus to the workshop.
The problem is that his hearing is so acute, and he loves music so much, that he often follows a musician and becomes lost. It's hard to tell whether he's good at his job or not. However, he's often late, so he's about to be fired. He needs his salary to pay the rent to prevent the family from being evicted from their home.
Director Makhmalbaf is a genius, and the film is very moving. For example, when Khorshid puts his fingers in his ears, he can't hear anything, and neither can we.
The movie drifted into magical realism at the end, and I didn't think that worked, but I still thought that it was a great film. The Silence has a tepid IMDb rating of 6.9. I thought that it was much, much better, and rated it 9.