An seh (2007)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Naghi Nemati

Writer:

Naghi Nemati (writer)

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Soleimani Far
Dariush Ghazbani
Akbar Mansouri
Fatemeh Mir
Esmail Movahedi
Javad Saremi
Yousef Yazdani

Also Known As:

Those Three (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

Canada:80 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:80 min

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian | Turkish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

Andish Film

Those three and the snow

This story takes place in a most unwelcoming environment- the deserted, freezing mountains of northern Iran, where three deserters of the army decide that they can no longer take it, and run away with the never-ending snow as their only prospect.

The location is the most important character, and this fact is captured beautifully by the camera. It's a true achievement of the photographer and the director. It comes to a point where one can almost feel the cold and windy snow storms.

The acting was also a most pleasant surprise to me. I found the three main actors really becoming those three soldiers, really going through hell just for a small possibility of freedom.

The entire crew spent two years in the making of this film, which I believe is shown in the sense of reality it acquired.

It is only 85 minutes long, which is enough time for the story to get across the screen and touch the audience.

Totally worth seeing.