Abolfazl Jalili retro
Overview of films
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Dance of Dust
A film that was made in 1992 but faced distribution problems is Jalili’s most poetic. Almost without dialogue, but filled with abstract sound
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Scabies
Docu-drama which was shown, then re-edited years later in 1989. It’s about a young offender, Hamed, arrested for distributing illegal tracts,
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Milad
Jalili’s first film tells the story of the young adolescent Milad, whose father, a railwayman, was arrested by the authorities for political
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Yek dastan-e vaghe’i
The director plays himself as a film-maker looking for a suitable kid to play in his next film. When the ideal boy turns out to be ill, an exciting
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Det Means Girl
This poetic and experimental film written and directed by Jalili focuses on the teenage Schawan, factory guard and caterer. With its innovative nar
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Don
Jalili’s most mature film is a very social indictment, in which children earn money for their parents. Don is nine and doesn’t have a b