Docunight #17 Iranien

Iranien (Iranian)<br />
Directed by Mehran Tamadon<br />
2014 / 105 mins<br />
Persian with English subtitles<br />
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Hollywood Reporter writes:<br />
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"Iranian expat documaker Mehran Tamadon brings a European sensibility and sense of humor to a surreal encounter he engineers by inviting four bearded defenders of the Islamic Republic of Iran to debate basic issues with him, like the need for women to wear head scarves and freedom of the press. Even if the outcome of their discussions is easily foreseeable, the concept is irresistible. Yes, there are small chinks in his guests’ ideological armor, but the East-West positions are discouragingly fixed. What would have made this small doc exceptional is some significant breakthrough in cross-cultural understanding, some off-guard moment of doubt, which never happens."<br />
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(http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/iranian-iranien-berlin-review-682357)