Shahr-e ziba

2004
1h 38min

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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaIn Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood mone... Leer todoIn Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."

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- 5 premios ganados y 3 nominaciones en total

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8paul2001sw-1

Victim's justice

In the west, there are occasional cries for so-called "victim's justice", where the person who suffers from a crime has a say in the treatment of the criminal: this deceptively simple film looks at how such a system works where it's actually practiced, under Islamic law in Iran. At first, the movie's set-up seems primitive, and there seems to be undue absence of emphasis on the crime itself: the immediately sympathetic characters all claim that their friend, a murderer, "doesn't deserve to die", but this is merely asserted and never proved. But as the film proceeds, it becomes clear that this is not the point: instead we see how, with the final verdict put in the hands of the dead person's father, responsibility for the killer's fate in passed onto those (both the father and also those who must plead with him for clemency) who cannot deal with it, and who will find no closure through being asked to take it on. The film's depiction of the role of women in an Islamic society is also perceptive and interesting. The subtle ending perfectly concludes a quiet tragedy that ultimately delivers more than is promised at the start.

10hadi-sh6990

an extremely engaging tale of Love and Vengeance

I really love the tale because in this story you cannot confidently judge which character is rightful.

P.S: "Shahr-e-ziba" Which's been translated to "Beautiful City" is a neighborhood in western Tehran in which the prison of -18 poisoners is located.

10mehdiq

very dark but telling the truth

I have recently seen all his movies(Asghar Farhadi), after he won the Oscar on 2011. this one is the best I believe. Although, much less people might prefer this one to "A separation" or "About Eli".

This one shows how difficult is to overcome the complex situations in our life. no matter how hard we try, or how sincere we are, there is always someone or something who will add to the heavy weight of sins(dark pieces, empty holes, or whatever you name it) we carry; resulting in THE yielding, and then us: watching hopelessly ourselves @ the very beginning.

This film shows the complicated relations in modern life very well. the weakness in the human beings, no matter how strong he seems to be. how the wind blows and destroys all the castles we made of love and tolerance.... how a single doubt could lead to complete failure.

I believe in this film the yielding happens when the uncle propose the disabled girl to "Ala" as an exchange for his friend's life. This was the critical moment when "Ala" failed to resist the tensions from the society and lost everything he'd gained including love & victory...

9fahimeh_razmi

A must watch!

Farhadi and alidoosti's second and in my opinion best film. The film belongs to the time that he was interested in poor class people lives and hasn't shifted to intellectual middle class people. The only weakness of this film is its somehow tv like atmosphere and the reason is that Farhadi was new in cinema and before that had directed and written lots of TV masterpieces. Actually this film was one episode of his tv serie 'the story of a city," but because af its really dark and bitter story, he didn't get approval.

10mahedihasantwilight

What is film?

What do you means about Beautiful City ? . This is one of the best film in the world.

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It became best film at Warsaw Film Festival in 2004.

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Mr. Ghafouri: You have to make the decision.
A'la: I can't. That's why I'm here.
Mr. Ghafouri: Does his sister love you ?
A'la: A lot.
Mr. Ghafouri: Can you forget her ?
A'la: No.
Mr. Ghafouri: Marry her then.
A'la: What about Akbar then ?
Mr. Ghafouri: Do you know why Akbar killed that girl ?
A'la: He loved her. How can you kill someone you love ?
Mr. Ghafouri: He didn't want for someone else to have her. What would you do if you were in Akbar's shoe ? Would you have killed the girl as well ?
A'la: I'd have forgotten her.
Mr. Ghafouri: So you can forget someone you love. Right ? You can forget Akbar's sister too, if that's possible.
A'la: No, it's not.
Mr. Ghafouri: Remember Shahin ?
A'la: Yeah.
Mr. Ghafouri: Remember why he had committed murder? They didn't have the money to pay for her mother's debts... So they had to kill the guy.
A'la: Yeah.
Mr. Ghafouri: Shahin didn't have a father. He loved his mother. He didn't want her mother to go to prison for her heavy debt. He couldn't bear it. He killed the man in order not to lose his mother. Do you think he did the right thing ?
A'la: No.
Mr. Ghafouri: What would you do ? Would you have killed the guy or have forgotten your mother ?
A'la: I'd have forgotten my mother.
Mr. Ghafouri: So it is possible to forget someone you love.
A'la: No it's not. I can't.
Mr. Ghafouri: It's easy to tell others to forget. The judges who gave death sentences to Akbar and Shahin and others... They too thought the same.
A'la: What should I do Mr. Ghafouri?
Mr. Ghafouri: I would have forgotten about Akbar's sister if I were you. But I may fall in love some day and won't be able to forget. Even if it's at the price of someone's death.