Synopse
The Accordion is focused on two young musicians playing the accordion and the tablas to earn their living. One day, while they are playing in front of a mosque, a mullah commandeers their accordion, their only means of survival. They begin to look for the mullah and suddenly, in the maze of the bazaar, they recognize the sound of their accordion and discover that same mullah sitting on the floor and begging while playing their instrument... Will be the short film before The Green Wave
Regie
Films by JAFAR PANAHI (*1960) have won many awards, including The Mirror (1997), The Circle (2000) and Offside (2006) making him one of Iran's most important independent film-makers. Because of his criticism of the regime, most of his films are not shown in Iran. The Accordion (2010), This Is not a Film (2011) and Closed Curtain (2013) have all been shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG.
Info
Original Title: The Accordion
International Title: The Accordion
Category: Short
Section: Short Films
Version & Subtitles: Persian, Farsi OV
Director & Screenplay: Jafar Panahi
Cast/Protagonists: Khadije Bahrami, Kambiz Bahrami
Production country: Brazil, Italy, France, Switzerland, Iran
Year of Production: 2010
Length: 8 min
Producer: Adelina von Fürstenberg
Production company: ART for The World
Cinematography: Ebrahim Ghafouri
