Breathful

its weird, its sexy, its all women, its loud, its funny to the bones, its another cult and its all another country, another planet called Shokofestan, as shokof creates his own beings with each and every film he makes. the girls are great. the story is as stupid as it wants to be and the dedication of the film can not be more great to a cause than that to women freedonm world wide, and most specifically the women in Iran where shokof is supposedly born. this and seven servants and magass, and ....are all a world part from anything we call movies. shokof is again philosophically funny in this most naive shokof film but yet, so brilliant that only those who have studied their books, and or experienced their life mysteries deep enough would and could enjoy the depth of the movie. just wonderful. another 10 to another movie from Shokofestan.

i have never seen a female film.this was the first movie where women ruled the screen and in a spectacular genre of gangster -comedy where men have always been dominant.breathful is unique as ever with shokof directing perhaps his best film (from cinema point of view ) so far. i had a ball watching incredibly beautiful Iranian women filling in the leads and almost half naked throughout the film, and it was greater to see that the film was dedicated to the freedom of women world wide and most specifically to the Iranian women under the Islamic Regim of Iran today. that alone was good enough to sit and watch these two crazy great looking girls playing it out at each other for over 100 minutes (taies farzan and narges rashidi are the leads and magnificent as well). thereafter one can only take the hats off to another finest work in complete freedom of highest originality by the grand master director of most original film (cult is always associated with all shokof films anyway, but this one serves the title at best alongside his masterpiece of classic cults Seven Servants). the lines are incredible as in all his movies i have seen so far. the actings are free as a bird and fit the movie as they are, even though one feels they were perhaps better off if they had been Americans speaking English with an American accent, but then one could also ask Why should they?! it is a funniest 100 minutes i have seen in a long time and curatively put together in fast moving shots and wonderful scenes from Berlin where i have never seen in any other movies. shokof is a painter and it is almost always expected of him to be generous with magnificent locations, perspectives and odd angles for his camera. the film rides the audience through silly scenes and stories and gets one addicted to see how these two helpless drug dealing girls get in and out and back in and deeper into trouble for having started the whole thing on a wrong foot. it is highly recommended and a must if you are a shokof fan. a very big 10 for the whole concept, and everybody who did all to make it.

i like to start writing a comment about these ratings.IMDb seems to have goofed up here with all movies by shokof.you check the votes and it reads a 10 but then it shows a 3 on the info. page?! don't be fooled by the ratings for any of the films by shokof as i explain to you why you should not be fooled:breathful is funny.it is very courageous and like all great daring movies it is full of flaws if you wanted to comment on the film as a movie done the classic way, but, hey, who would ever care if any film by shokof could be what you expect them to be.if that be the case then you are in the wrong film watching something from the wrongest film maker on earth.believe it or not, with all the incredible unrealistic situations that this man seems to have had his movies made ,there are specific indications that a whole new generation of film makers have followed his path without even one reference to what daryush shokof films have achieved for making movies possible. breathful is no difference .it is a trash film at its greatest establishment.actors are all on the wrong side of awful but simultaneously you should know it is all meant to be that way.then and only when you really could understand shokof,s mind you would be able to understand that his movies are just gems.wonderfully bizarre, gravely underestimated and brilliantly courageous to be different.breathful is a simple story about 2 drug dealers who decide to finally give up selling drugs ,and live a normal life but there are just too many problems in doing so.2 great looking sexy Iranians (taies Farzan, and Narges Rashidi) lead this very robust ,refreshing gangster comedy to its fullest effect and are almost perfect in being terribly funny and dead serious (being completely stupid) and trying their best to make the viewer feel their pain, and laugh through it all as the viewer sees this delightful comedy. at times it is hilarious, but Taies Farzan makes sure you stick to your silence and take the whole thing seriously while Narges Rashid could care less about the whole damn thing and have just fun making remarkable stupid moments shine from her performance each time she shows up. breathful is not for everyone, but could really make your head spin if you are a fan of trash films done right in the hands of a grand artist. i strongly suggest you see it if you want to have a hell of a laughter and believe in absurdity be a must situation for a trash film masterpiece.don't let the ratings fool you and again this one gets a 10 from me.

i was at the screening of this movie in the USA.a big group of people laughed their heart out ever after the first 15 minutes of the film was passed and only then and when it was clear that breathful was meant to be an artistic popular statement about all genres of film-making with a serious undertone of bravado piece of filmmakng contributing this almost X rated film to the freedom of women around the world and more specifically for freedom of women in Iran from under what shokof calls a most inhumane dictatorial Islamic Republic Regim ruling his country (iran) at this time. shokof once mentioned in an interview that he would salute all women in the world even if they would be making the choice to do Pornos (which he mentioned as he most innocent and free minded films at all)out of freedom and their own will. his Breathful is another genius work done by a genius mind. the film can not be taken for real as the actors are all OFF their spots. the lines are even more off as in almost all shokof films. if there would be a rating for any of shokof films i would rate them JUST original as they truly do not fit any rating standards in the world. he is free like a bird when he does a movie. his freedom of directing and writing the script gives the most coward people on earth a hero to want to take a step forward and do anything after one sees a film by shokof. this is his strongest contribution where he proves effective as a hero by daring and being just out of this world with his works. contrbuting a film with two almost half naked beautiful Iranian gals (played amazingly by Taies Farzan and Narges Rashidi)to the freedom of women in Iran where women are covered from head to toe in veils is in itself all what the film Breathful and the title means to me.Braver than the word Brave itself. just great. a 10 for all the great ideas and courage and many incredible scenes of this jewel of Modern cinema.

i saw this film with a lot of expectations and it delivered.like most shokof films it is an exploitation film made with seemingly a low budget in Berlin, Germany with a few first timers in front of the camera but the film delivers due to masterful directing.it is in my opinion one of shokof's best works.it is so funny, so free, so ahead of time on many occasions but also filled with goofs and remarkable buster keaton type of scenes where one has to just know his works to appreciate the whole film.the film is loaded with gorgeous women from Taies Farzan to Narges Rashidi who in my opinion never shines better in other films and jasmin wagner, and almost everyone else who all gathered to deliver a hilarious comedy .i sure wished this movie could go on big screen, just so that the only scene with a Male part in it( shokof,s own nose) could be seen in an exaggerated manner as it is shot to be viewed that way.the film is stupid when it wants to be and incredibly fresh with turn and twists that can just only happen with a mind like shokof.it is a delight to watch. i am a shokof crazy fan and devastated with his touch on almost every issue he makes a film about.i for one am in eternal anticipation when his new work is out?a great tribute also to the freedom of women and all that goes with it.just loved it;the score is also great.