Cyclist, The
Bicycleran · dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Iran 1987, 95’
Screenings
25 October, 13:00 · Od Nowa – new hall
The wife of Nashim, an immigrant from Afghanistan, is very ill. In order to collect money for her treatment, Nashim comes up with the idea of driving his bicycle for one week, without a break, and charge fees for watching this endeavour. However, local authorities are sceptical about this and consider him a spy, sabotaging his actions. They make him a wager that Nashim will not last a week on the bike. Will he reach his goal, being all so desperate and solitary in his endeavour?
| Director: | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Screenplay: | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Music: | Madjid Entezami |
| Cinematography: | Ali Reza Zarrindast |
| Editing: | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Cast: | Samira Makhmalbaf, Moharram Zaynalzadeh, Firouz Kiani, Mohammad Reza Maleki |
| Awards: | MFF na Hawajach / Hawaii IFF – Nagroda East-West Center: Najlepszy film fabularny / East-West Center Award: Best Narrative (1991) |
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