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"Joy of madness"
(Lezate Divanegi)

Script, cinematography and directing: Hana Makhmalbaf
Cast: Agheleh Rezaei, Agheleh Farahmand, Bibigol Asef, Sima Asef, haji Rahmodin Razi Mohebi, Azizola Vakil, Kaveh Moeinfar, Samira Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkini Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Music: Mohammad reza Darvishi
Still Photography: Maysam Makhmalbaf
Edit & Mix: Mastaneh Mohajer
Laboratory: Filmsaz Studio
Producer: Makhmalbaf Film House
73 min, color, © 2003
For more information regarding this film please go to :
Makhmalbaf Website
   
SYNOPSIS:

Samira Makhmalbaf goes to Kabul for making her next film, 5 in the Afternoon. Like before she goes between ordinary people and try to cast for the shooting. But in Afghanistan no one accepts to act in film. Everyone is afraid of the others. Mullah of the city is afraid of people. People are scared if Taliban would come back. Hana Makhmalbaf , Samira's 14years old sister, Follows Samira all the time during her process of casting. The film is focused on four Main characters: A mad family, a Mullah and two women.

 BIOGRAPHY:  

Hana Makhmalbaf
Born on September 3rd, 1988 in Tehran. She started Makhmalbaf film school after she finished second grade and studied cinema for 8 years. She has been the script supervisor and photographer of a few films.
Her first film ‘The Day My Aunt Was Sick’ received international attention at Le Carno Film Festival in 1997 when she was only 9 years old. At age 14 Hana made her first long film ‘Joy of Madness’ that competed in the Critics Week category at Venice Film Festival in 2003 and won two awards including the World’s Youngest Filmmaker award. She published her first book of poetry ‘Visa for One Moment’ in 2003 at age 15.

FILMOGRAPHY

  • The Day My Aunt Was Ill 1997
  • Joy of Madness 2003

FESTIVALS:

  1. Venice Film Festival, Critic Week (Italy 2003)
    Awarded “The youngest filmmaker on the world” and “Special Mention Award” from Associazione Cultrale le tre Ghinee.
  2. Pusan Film Festival (South Korea 2003)
  3. Tokyo Filmex Film Festival (Japan 2003) Winner of the Special Jury Prize
  4. Rio de janeiro Film Festival (Brazil 2003)
  5. Montreal Film Festival (Canada 2003)
  6. AFI Film Festival (USA 2003)
  7. Chicago Film Festival (Sweden 2003)
  8. London Film Festival (UK 2003)
  9. Stockhholm Film Festival (Sweden 2003)
  10. Goteborg Film Festival (Sweden 2004)
  11. Hong kong Film Festival (China 2004)
  12. Singapore Film Festival (Singapore 2004)
  13. Rotterdam Film Festival (Netherlands 2004)
  14. House of world culture (Germany 2004)
  15. London cine lumiere (UK 2004)
  16. Midnight sun Film Festival (Finland 2004)
  17. Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Czech Republic 2004)
  18. Melbourne Film Festival (Australia 2004)
  19. The Norwegian Film Festival (Norway 2004)
  20. Taiwan Film & cultlure (Taiwan 2004)
  21. Washington, National Gallery of Art (USA 2004)
  22. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (USA.2004)
  23. Danish Film Institute (Denmark 2004)
  24. Osian's Cinefan Film Festival (India 2004)
  25. Pune International Film Festival (India, 2004)

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