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"Going By"
2001
Directed by Iraj Karimi
On any given day a variety of travelers take the road
from Tehran to northern Iraq. On one particular day, four carloads of people
take the main road, each for different reasons. The characters do not know
each other, and their final destinations differ, but their conversations
about life and death have much in common. While staying within the
conventions of the road movie, director Iraj Karimi successfully adds a
metaphorical dimension to the daylong journey of the characters. By turns
pleasant and profound, Going By is a remarkable debut feature for
Karimi, one of Iran's most prominent film critics. In Farsi with English
subtitles.
86 minutes. |
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