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Gagooman

  • 2002
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
91
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Gagooman (2002)
Drama

Alireza Shalikaran is serving time in prison for theft. He is a troublesome figure, trying as he does to escape from the prison and committing acts of violence. A handful he may be, but he f... Read allAlireza Shalikaran is serving time in prison for theft. He is a troublesome figure, trying as he does to escape from the prison and committing acts of violence. A handful he may be, but he finds a caring figure in the prison warden. The warden puts forward the case that Alireza m... Read allAlireza Shalikaran is serving time in prison for theft. He is a troublesome figure, trying as he does to escape from the prison and committing acts of violence. A handful he may be, but he finds a caring figure in the prison warden. The warden puts forward the case that Alireza might settle down when he finds a wife. Yet how is Alireza to find a wife when he is enclos... Read all

  • Director
    • Mohammad Rasoulof
  • Writer
    • Mohammad Rasoulof
  • Stars
    • Fatemeh Bijan
    • Zalkla Bijan
    • Ali Reza Mahdaviyan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    91
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mohammad Rasoulof
    • Writer
      • Mohammad Rasoulof
    • Stars
      • Fatemeh Bijan
      • Zalkla Bijan
      • Ali Reza Mahdaviyan
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Fatemeh Bijan
    Zalkla Bijan
    Ali Reza Mahdaviyan
    Ali Reza Shalikaran
    • Director
      • Mohammad Rasoulof
    • Writer
      • Mohammad Rasoulof
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    6/10
    Mohammad Rasoulof shows how Iranian society views prisoners.
    It has been a long time that Iranian cinema has been producing films which are based on innocent child protagonists.This is an intelligent, politically correct move on behalf of directors in order to avoid troubles with censors.This has worked well with international audiences too as numerous Iranian films have won awards at major film festivals.But this has somewhat stifled creativity as there are also many unconventional stories which could be told without bothering to feature young and innocent children.Mohammad Rasoulof is one director whose films do not fall into "films about children made by adults" genre.Serious audience remember him for his second film "The Iron Island".Gagooman (The Twilight) is an extremely simple yet highly incredible début film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.This film is an earnest attempt to document how prisoners can be reformed.Much of the film's cast is made up of talented non professionals and shots of prisons and its interiors have been nicely filmed in order to convey a sinister yet claustrophobic environment.This is a film to be discovered by those viewers who would like to encounter a different kind of Iranian film.
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    • Aug 27, 2009

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2003 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Iran
    • Official site
      • IMVBox.com
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • The Twilight
    • Production company
      • Sheherazad Media International
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      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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