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Release Year2010
Runtime1h 25m
LanguagePersian
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
Votes4
DirectorHomayun Morowat
WritersHomayun Morowat
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAn Apple from Paradise
About An Apple from Paradise
A pious old man, who is a proponent of suicide attackers, comes to Kabul to visit his only son, who, after the holy war had remained in the Soviet Union. He had enrolled his son in a religious school "to study the Koran and return to the village as a Mullah". In Kabul he learns that his son had decided to become a divine suicide bomber so as to go to Heaven. The film presents two different forces of the inner world of the protagonist father: paternal feelings and the holy religious ideology. The spectator witnesses how he loses his only son and holy belief. Shot in chaotic and dirty Kabul, the film portrays the incorrect interpretation of religion and the conflict of generations.
Directed by Homayun Morowat, An Apple from Paradise leans on a strong ensemble — Rajab Husseinov, Hashmat Fanaei, Wali Talash — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2010.
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