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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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