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Revolution (IV) (2012)A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a ... See full summary » Director:Abdi NazemianWriter:Abdi Nazemian |
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Letti
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Ahmad
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Behi
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A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a haunting score by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Jack learns how to stage his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family. Written by Anonymous
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21 October 2012 (Denmark) See more »Company Credits
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Made thirty-two years after the fact, this short film falls way short, everywhere. The themes of revolution, religion, racist housekeeping, teenage pregnancy, homosexuality, AIDS, politics, economics, & sociology are all part of this package. With choppy, incomplete story-telling, and direction, combined with wooden acting (although some parts were reminiscent of 70's style Iranian commercials, quite unintentionally), this short was in need of an editor, both in writing and post- production. The caricature portrayal of the Iranian family is insulting, especially the close-to-mentally-challenged writing for "Jack" who can't tell what sex the dog is, and when he finds out it's a female, wants to name her "Anthony". Really? Housekeepers get fired, mothers crying in bubble-baths, hiding a dog, hairdresser's funeral, and some sexual awakening at the hands of the new housekeeper's son, are all clumsy attempts to move a non-existent plot forward. The way-too-many themes in this short were tackled with the delicacy of a sledgehammer cracking a walnut.