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· 1997

The Mirror

Jafar Panahi
Iranian New Wave coming of age urban isolation childhood independence parental abandonment Tehran streets
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Synopsis

When a young girl's mother doesn't meet her after school, she tries to navigate the streets of Tehran by herself.

Year1997
Country
DirectorJafar Panahi
MovementIranian New Wave
Cinematic Threads
Kiarostami taught me that one doesn't need big stories, but rather observation of everyday life. Life and Nothing More... particularly showed me the power of simple encounters and using non-professional actors, which became central to my own films like The Mirror (1997) and later Taxi.
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