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Colors of Memory
(مینای شهر خاموش)
Screen capturesDirected by Amir Shahab Razavian Starring Shahbaz Noshir, Ezatollah Entezami, Saber Abar, Reza Khamseh, Roya Javidnia, Mirja Mahir, Hilda Ranjbaran, Maryam Meschian, Mozhgan Rabbany Release date(s) March 14, 2008 Running time 102 minutes Country Iran,
Germany,
Canada
Colors of Memory is a 2008 Iranian film directed by Amir-Shahab Razavian based around the events of the 2003 Bam earthquake. This film's original name is Minā-ye Shahr-e Khāmoush (مینای شهر خاموش), which may be translated as The Minā of the Extinguished Town.[1]
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Plot
The film relates the story of a surgeon (Doctor Pārsā) who returns to Iran after living in Germany for 33 years. Arriving in Tehran, Doctor Pārsā performs a heart operation on the nephew of the family friend Mr Ghanāti. Mr Ghanāti urges him to travel with him to his home town, Bam. On the trip, they drive past the rubble and destruction and Pārsā remembers back to his childhood.
Cast
- Ezzatollah Entezami: Mr Ghanāti.
- Shahbāz Noushir: Doctor Pārsā.
- Sāber Abar: Iraj Bahrāmi, chauffeur.
- Mehran Rajabi: Jebeli.
- Rezā Khamseh: An old man.
- Royā Jāvid'niā: Doctor Dāvoudi.
- Mirjā Mahir: Assistant to doctor Dāvoudi.
Reception
The film was released at the Tiburon Film Festival on March 14, 2008. The film was praised by Canadian Online Explorer as "both celebratory and heartbreaking" and urged Iranians "to bring tissues."[2]
See also
References
- ^ Minā means Azure, however here it refers to the name of a female character in the film.
- ^ Braun, Liz (2008). "'Colors Of Memory' honours Iran". Jam! Showbiz. Canadian Online Explorer. http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/C/Colors_Of_Memory/2008/09/26/6886166-sun.html. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
External links
Cinema of Iran Films A–Z • Chronology of films • Films by year: Pre-1960 • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s
Actors • Directors • Cinematographers • Iranian New Wave • Producers • Score composers • ScreenwritersCategories:- 2008 films
- Iranian films
- Iranian film stubs
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