The Silence

Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Producer
MK2 Productions; Makhmalbaf Productions
Year
1998
Spoken
Persian
Subtitle
English
Country
Iran
Length
75
Format
VHS/NTSC
Off
Description

 

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From one of Iran's most celebrated filmmakers, comes The Silence, a hypnotic symphony of visual and aural rhythms. The Silence follows the life of Khorshid, a blind, 10-year-old boy who experiences the world through sound. Living with his mother in a small village in Tajikistan, Khorshid earns money tuning musical instruments. Nadereh, the beautiful young protegee of the instrument maker for whom Khorshid works, acts as his eyes, fetching him everyday at the bus stop and leading him through the streets to his destination. Sometimes on the way, a conversation or melody attracts Khorshid's attention and he loses himself in the compelling harmonies of the city and everyday life. About to lose his job and his home, Khorshid creats a world where he can be happy; where hypnotic sounds and the music of the world shows him how to experience life.