SYNOPSIS:

Yeganeh, Hanieh, Shahnaz, Farzaneh and Behnaz are girls who each have problems with family for different reasons and have run away from their homes. They are now in a dormitory trying to solve their problems with themselves, their families and get social acceptance.
This documentary deals with the loneliness and helplessness of these girls who are each a brave heroin.
  

 BIOGRAPHY:

Mohsen Ostad Ali Makhmalbaf was born in Tehran in 1982. He is a graduate of film editing from the University of Applied Sciences in 2006. After attending a course at “The Young Cinema” he made several student films and established the company “Tolou Film” in 2004 where “Winston Cinema”, “Abbass’s Wedding”, “The Day of the Jackal”, “9” have been made. He also has edited some documentaries and feature films.

 FILMOGRAPHY:

1. “Winston Cinema"            Documentary    16 min,       2002
2. "Abbass Wedding"            Documentary    15 min,       2003
3. "The Day of the Jackal"     Documentary    26 min,       2005
4. "9"                                 Documentary    26 min,       2006
5. "The Eminent "                Documentary –  TV Series (4 Parts) 32 min,    2006-2007
6. "The Earthen Stars "         Documentary –  TV Series (3 Parts) 32 min,    2007-2008
7. "The Hijrat "                     Documentary –  TV Series (3 Parts) 25 min,    2008
8. "We’ll Get Used to It"        Documentary    60 min, 2009

 FESTIVALS:

1. IDFA (19 – 29 Nov 2009/ Netherlands)
   Reflective Image – Panorama section
2. Tertio Millennio Film Festival (1 – 6 Dec 2009/ Italy)
3. Rio De Janeiro Int’l Film Festival (23 Sept. – 7 Oct. 2010 / Brazil)
4. Sao Paulo Int’l Film Festival (22 Oct. – 4 Nov. 2010 / Brazil)
5. Denver Int’l Film Festival (3 – 14 Nov. 2010 / USA)
6. Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival (9 – 14 Nov. 2010 / Germany)
7. Hong Kong Independent Film Festival (13 – 28 Nov. 2010 / Hong Kong)
8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (22 Jan. 2011 / USA)

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