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To Azadi - Vous êtes libre - You are free (2001) Directed by: Mohammad-Ali Talebi Date of birth: 1958, Tehran, Iran Writing credits: Mohammad-Ali Talebi Country: Iran Language: Farsi Color: Color Runtime: 90 min Released: 2001 Genre: Drama |
Plot summary
A number of inmates from a reformatory school are scheduled for release. As a condition for their discharge, it is specified that the younger boys should live either with their families or in government supervision centres. On the appointed date, however, Mohsen Ghaderi's parents do no show up to take their son. Another boy, meanwhile, Sohrab, an orphan, is not accepted in the government supervision centres.
The film depicts the real lives of these two young boys among other inmates of the reformatory school. The past, the present and whatever is destined to happen in the future are what this film is all about. The causes of crime, the roles the family and society play, and the efforts to re-educate juvenile delinquents at reformatory school are of particular interest in the film. -- Mohammad Ali Talebi
This poignant film explores what happens to young boys in Iran when they are released from reform school. The former inmates must live either with their families or under governmental supervision. On his release day, Mohsen Ghaderi's parents do not show up to take him home. That same day, an orphan named Sohrab is not accepted at the orphanage. The film follows these two boys through their journey of discovery and transformation inside and outside reform school. -- Summary from Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Festivals (Prizes):
Fajr 01: National Competition, Isfahan Children's 01 (Best Film, Youth Jury Prize, CIFEJ Prize)
Montreal World 01, Mill Valley 01, Ft. Lauderdale 01, Zanzibar 02, Olympia Children's 02 (Best Film, Actor: Ehsan Ghasemi & Sia
5th Olympia International Film Festival for Children & Young People:
Best Young Actor equally to Ehsan Ghasemi and Siavash Lashkari in the film YOU ARE FREE by Mohammad Ali Talebi, Iran
Director's View
"The past, present and whatever that is destined to happen in future are what the film is all about. The causes of crime, the roles the family and society play, and the efforts to re-educate juvenile delinquents at reformatory centers are of particular interest in the film."
Credited cast:
Abdolreza Akbari
Ehsan Ghasemi
Siavash Lashkari
Parivash Nazarieh
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