Osa Archivum Catalog

Iranian

Summary: It took years for Mehran Tamadon to persuade four supporters of the Iranian regime to risk taking part in an experiment with him. Now he receives them as guests at his family's country house to try out something that does not exist in Iran: a pluralistic society. As the women disappear into the guest rooms, the men discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a secular society, the veil, abortion, and freedom of the press – issues that they all have different views on. The filmmaker's secular society, they argue, is just as ideological as their own religious one. The guests are masters of rhetoric - again and again, they twist the filmmaker’s words and use them against him. The mood is contentious, but there's also a great deal of communal laughter, prayer and cooking. In the end, the attempt to create a social utopia fails as there are simply too many issues that are non-negotiable. But does that mean that the experiment itself has failed? After all, for a brief time, differing lifestyles and opinions managed to co-exist. A dialogue took place. For the filmmaker, however, there will be a high price to pay.

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
Blu-Ray Disc	OSA Film Library	FL Record 3390	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 3390 (HU_OSA_00005065.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format