Manuscripts Don't Burn (2013)
WEBRip 720p | MKV | 960x720 | x264 @ 1022 Kbps | 121 min | 958 Mb
Audio: Persian AAC 2.0 @ 75 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama
WEBRip 720p | MKV | 960x720 | x264 @ 1022 Kbps | 121 min | 958 Mb
Audio: Persian AAC 2.0 @ 75 Kbps | Subs: English hardcoded
Genre: Drama
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Writer: Mohammad Rasoulof
Khosrow and Morteza set out on a mission to kill someone. The assassination ought to be arranged as a suicide. At the last minute however, they are obliged to change their initial plans…
IMDB - 4 wins
Just finished seeing a screening of Manuscripts Don't Burn in Chicago at the Siskel Film Center. I couldn't recommend the film highly enough. It had a few rough spots I suppose but overall captured the tightness of the Iranian regime and how difficult it would be for an intellectual or someone with a dissenting opinion. To borrow from another film, "resistance is futile". Apparently based on a real event in history, it is not clear what is true and what is creative license, but the tension throughout was cleverly maintained. When I left the movie, I realized how grateful I am for the level of discourse we are "allowed" and the extent of alternative media, flawed though it can be at times. The acting was laudable and the writing first rate. Sadly, not enough people are likely to see this very brave film.
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