Ten (film)

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Ten
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Written by Abbas Kiarostami
Starring Mania Akbari
Amin Maher
Release date(s) 2002
Running time 91 min
Country Iran
Language Persian
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Ten (Persian: Dah) is a 2002 Iranian film directed by Abbas Kiarostami and starring Mania Akbari. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

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[edit] Plot

The film is divided into ten scenes, each of which depict a conversation between an unchanging female driver (played by Mania Akbari) and a variety of passengers as she drives around Tehran. Her passengers include her young son (played by Akbari's real life son, Amin Maher), her sister, a bride, a prostitute, and a woman on her way to prayer. One of the major plots during the film is the driver's divorce from her (barely seen) husband, and the conflict that this causes between mother and son.

[edit] Film details

Much of the cast were untrained as actors, and the film has an improvisatory element. Elements of the characters were based on the actual life of the main actress and her son. The film was recorded on two digital cameras, one attached to each side of a moving car, showing the driver and passenger respectively.

The film explores personal and social problems arising in Iranian society, particularly the problems of women.

[edit] See also

[edit] Bibliography

  • Andrew, Geoff, 10 (London: British Film Institute, 2005).

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