The Apple / director, Samīrā Makhmalbāf ; MK2 Diffusion ; screenplay and editing, Mohsen Makhmalbāf.

Based on a true incident and featuring the family involved, the film tells a bizarre but engaging story. In a poor area of Tehran, some people inform the local welfare authorities that one of their neighbours is keeping his twin 11-year-old girls, Zahra and Masume locked up in his house and they hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: MK2 Productions
Artificial Eye (Firm)
Other Authors: Makhmalbāf, Samīrā, 1980- = مخملباف: سمىرا:
Makhmalbāf, Muḥsin = مخملباف: محسن
Naderi, Massoumeh
Naderi, Zahra
Language:Persian
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In Farsi with English subtitles.
Published: London : Artificial Eye, [2010], ©2010.
Subjects:
Abused children > Iran > Drama.
Poor children > Iran > Drama.
Poor girls > Iran > Drama.
Child abuse > Iran > Drama.
Developmental disabilities > Iran > Drama.
Blind women > Iran > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Iran > Drama.
Child welfare > Iran > Drama.
Families > Iran > Drama.
Iran > Social conditions > 1979-1997 > Drama.
Abused children.
Blind women.
Child abuse.
Child welfare.
Developmental disabilities.
Families.
Fathers and daughters.
Poor children.
Poor girls.
Social conditions.
Iran.
1979 - 1997
Feature films.
Documentary-style films.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Documentary-style films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Sīb. = سيب
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Based on a true incident and featuring the family involved, the film tells a bizarre but engaging story. In a poor area of Tehran, some people inform the local welfare authorities that one of their neighbours is keeping his twin 11-year-old girls, Zahra and Masume locked up in his house and they have been living virtually as prisoners of their poor father and blind mother.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C45 A67 2010 Region 2 PAL VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Caméra dʹOr Cannes Film Festival 1997.
Sutherland Trophy London Film Festival 1997.
Credits:Cinematography, Ebrahim Ghafori ; editor, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
System Details:DVD-PAL format, Region 2, Dolby digital 2.0. Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems.
Cast:
Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban-ali Naderi, Azizeh Mohamadi, Zahra Sagharisaz.