In his feature debut, Iranian filmmaker Aliyar Rasti weaves a story of greed and faith, focusing on a young drifter entangled in an older man's quest for wealth. The clever dialogue and spirited performances find humour amid a generational discord developed over a visually striking journey. As stubborn belief clashes with disappointment, The Great Yawn Of History becomes a tense drama in which the prospect of a fulfilling outcome hangs by a thread.
Beitollah (Mohammad Aghebati), a self-described man of faith, tosses and turns in bed. He is mesmerised by a dream about a box of gold coins in a cave. He decides to take action but knows his belief forbids him to retrieve the treasure. From the get-go, Rasti cleverly sets up the exploration of money and faith, showing the middle-aged man scribbling on fake dollar bills and scattering them around a market. Only unbelievers would pick up the money.
Beitollah (Mohammad Aghebati), a self-described man of faith, tosses and turns in bed. He is mesmerised by a dream about a box of gold coins in a cave. He decides to take action but knows his belief forbids him to retrieve the treasure. From the get-go, Rasti cleverly sets up the exploration of money and faith, showing the middle-aged man scribbling on fake dollar bills and scattering them around a market. Only unbelievers would pick up the money.
- 3/5/2024
- by Sergiu Inizian
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Mati Diop’s documentary Dahomey, about artefacts being returned from Paris to present-day Benin, was awarded the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin International Film Festival tonight (February 24).
The film, handled internationally by Les Film du Losange, is the second from the African continent to take the Berlinale’s top prize after Mark Dornford-May’s musical U-Carmen eKhayelitsha in 2005. It is also the second year in a row that a documentary has clinched the Golden Bear, following Nicolas Philibert’s On The Adamant last year.
In her speech, Diop said: “To restitute is to do justice. We can...
The film, handled internationally by Les Film du Losange, is the second from the African continent to take the Berlinale’s top prize after Mark Dornford-May’s musical U-Carmen eKhayelitsha in 2005. It is also the second year in a row that a documentary has clinched the Golden Bear, following Nicolas Philibert’s On The Adamant last year.
In her speech, Diop said: “To restitute is to do justice. We can...
- 2/24/2024
- ScreenDaily
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