The Apple (1998)
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- 1h 26min
- Drama
- 19 Feb 1999 (USA)
- Movie
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
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Awards:
- 7 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast
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Massoumeh Naderi | ... |
Massoumeh
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Zahra Naderi | ... |
Zahra
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Ghorban Ali Naderi | ... |
Father
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Azizeh Mohamadi | ... |
Azizeh
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Zahra Saghrisaz |
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Directed by
| Samira Makhmalbaf | ||
Written by
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Iraj Sarbaz | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Mohammad Ahmadi | ... | (as Mohamad Ahmadi) |
| Ebrahim Ghafori | ||
Editing by
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ||
Editorial Department
| Hasan Ghahramani | ... | negative processing |
| Ashkan Izadi | ... | printing |
| Mohsen Jamshidi | ... | printing |
| Mahmoud Karimi | ... | printing |
| Moosa Makvandi | ... | negative cutting |
| Jahangir Rajabi-Khah | ... | negative cutting |
| Siamak Saeedi | ... | negative processing |
| Jafar Soltani | ... | negative processing |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hana Makhmalbaf | ... | assistant director |
| Marzieh Makhmalbaf | ... | assistant director (as Marzieh Meshkini) |
| Akbar Meshkini | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Behrooz Shahamat | ... | sound (as Behroz Shahamat) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hossein Amiri | ... | camera operator |
| Maysam Makhmalbaf | ... | still photographer (as Mezssam Makhmalbaf) |
| Reza Sheykhi | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Mathilde Incerti | ... | press attaché: France |
| Susan Jacobs | ... | publicist |
| John Robert Miller | ... | subtitler |
| Caroline Phouthavy | ... | press assistance |
Thanks
| Nima Bank | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- MK2 Diffusion (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmarti (2011) (Turkey)
- Artificial Eye (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Kairos Filmverleih (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Primer Plano Film Group (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Moskwood Media (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Samira Makhmalbaf was able to shoot this film with film stock left over from her father's film The Silence (1998). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cinema Iran (2005). See more » |