A legendary director trapped at home films his mother watching TV — and it's devastating.
A portrait of the Panahi family's matriarch as the pandemic makes it more difficult for intergenerational connection.
Direction
Panahi turns his house arrest into formal genius — again.
Editing
The TV within the film creates devastating commentary layers.
Director
Jafar Panahi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Panahi has been banned from filmmaking and travel by Iran since 2010; every 'illegal' film he smuggles out is an act of profound political courage.
His mother watching classic Hollywood films while her son cannot work becomes a meditation on who gets to tell stories — and who merely consumes them.
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