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Yarali bashlar

198830mNo ratings yet
  • Drama
  • Documentary

Overview

Documentary about the illegal mourning tradition of head slashing in the Azerbaijan region of northern Iran. In the film, Panahi documented a mourning ceremony for the third Shi'ite Imam, Imam Hossein, where people hit their heads with knives until they bled. Panahi had to shoot in secret and the film was banned for several years.

Keywords

  • short film

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1988
Original language
Persian
Director
Jafar Panahi
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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