The Silence (1998)
Sokout (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 16min
- Drama, Music
- 09 Sep 1998 (France)
- Movie
Every day, 10-year-old Khorsid takes the bus to his work at an instrument maker's shop, and every day something unexpected happens.
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- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Tahmineh Normatova | ... |
Khorshid
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Nadereh Abdelahyeva | ... |
Nadareh
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Goibibi Ziadolahyeva | ... |
Khorshid's Mother
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Araz M. Shirmohamadi |
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Directed by
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ||
Written by
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Marin Karmitz | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Ebrahim Ghafori | ||
Editing by
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ||
Editorial Department
| Nasser Ansari | ... | negative cutting |
| Hasan Ghahramani | ... | printing / processing |
| Ashkan Izadi | ... | printing / processing |
| Mohsen Jamshidi | ... | printing / processing |
| Akbar Karami | ... | negative cutting |
| Mahmoud Karimi | ... | printing / processing |
| Moosa Makvandi | ... | negative cutting |
| Jafar Soltani | ... | printing / processing |
Production Management
| Mohammad Ahmadi | ... | executive manager (as Mohamad Ahmadi) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Samira Makhmalbaf | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Behrooz Shahamat | ... | sound (as Behroz Shahamat) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Maysam Makhmalbaf | ... | still photographer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Hana Makhmalbaf | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Marzieh Makhmalbaf | ... | assistant to director (as Marzieh Meshkini) |
| Akbar Meshkini | ... | assistant to director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmarti (2011) (Turkey)
- MK2 Diffusion (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Albatros Film
- Alta Films (Spain)
- Argentina Video Home (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Filmarti (1998) (Turkey)
- New Yorker Films (1999) (United States) (subtitled)
- Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
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Storyline
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Because of his special gift in identifying objects by the sounds they make, a blind young boy is employed as a string instrument tuner in a small village in Tajikistan. He may be blind but that does not mean he cannot see. On his way to work, he could tell the quality of the bread the young girls along the streets are peddling by simply touching their ware. His world is made more colorful and quaint because of his sensitivity to his surroundings. The only problem is that he is easily "tempted" by street musicians' performances and arrives late at work.
Written by L.H. Wong |
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