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This is the story of a young girl who dresses as a boy to find work at a construction site, because her father has fallen from the second story of the building and broken his leg. She has no mother, and brothers and sisters to feed, and her father cannot work. The Afghans are paid less than the Iranian workers (who have document papers, and are thus not illegal workers). The Afghans must hide whenever the government inspectors come by. There is a huge Afghan population in Iran and this film explores some of the tension between Iranians and Afghans (but it explores it in a very gentle way. I imagine this film could have been a great deal more brutal than it was.)
The cinematography is very good. The characters are very interesting. It is a bittersweet story, with nuance, and delicacy. It is not, however, a comedy, so if you are looking for a chuckle, this isn't a movie for you. It might also require you to put aside certain prejudices, in order to enjoy it, and if that is impossible, again, this would not be a movie for you. You might, in fact, be better served by Hey Dude Where's My Car. Who can say? However the movie IS suitable for children, and is much more suitable than the absolute dreck that is normally marketed to children. |
