米娜·卡瓦尼

　　As the Islamic Republic took power, morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran and as fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, the women in Nafisi’s living room, whose rights had been systematically removed, risked everything to find a safe space to remove their veils and speak their minds. Despite the grave danger they are in, they find hope as their stories intertwine with the novels they are reading: ‘Lolita,’ ‘The Great Gatsby,’ ‘Daisy Miller’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’; here they speak about their own dreams, and wonder if the only way to achieve freedom will be to leave the home they still love.

　　1980年九月，两伊战争爆发，极端分子萨达姆下令攻击伊朗的阿巴丹，世界上最大的石油储藏和精炼基地。枪林弹雨，轰炸声不绝。十四岁少年目睹战火下尸横遍野、满目疮痍的家乡，带着挚友至亲努力求生，历尽艰辛，登上那艘如同挪亚方舟般的救命之船。他们能否在这危城中保存性命，逃出生天？导演多年来以创作纪录片及剧情片为主，并曾获多个奖项。今回首次用动画形式，透过少年视角重述死伤无数的两伊战争，带我们想像战争，想像围城中百姓的哭嚎，想像亡魂们献唱的哀鸣曲。

　　伊朗著名导演贾法·帕纳西的最新作品，由于创作环境受到限制，因此依然是他自编自导自演，他在片中扮演自己，隐居在紧靠土耳其边境的伊朗小村庄里，通过网络远程监督在土耳其拍摄电影的过程。影片采用双线叙事，极为创新地打破与观众的“第四堵墙”，模糊了真实与虚构的界限。戏中戏的多重嵌套更是创造了让人回味无穷的电影神迹时刻。该片在荣获2022年威尼斯电影节评审团特别奖。