The Apple (Persian: ????, translit. Sib) is the 1998 directorial debut by Samira Makhmalbaf, daughter of Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film is based on a true story and features the real people that actually lived it. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
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Directed by | Samira Makhmalbaf |
Written by | Samira Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
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Distributed by | New Yorker |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Iran |
Language | Persian and Azerbaijani |
Screenplay
Two daughters are locked up by their parents; an unemployed man and his blind wife, for eleven years. Their neighbours call social workers to investigate the situation and the results lead the girls on a bittersweet path to the rest of the world.
- Massoumeh Naderi - Massoumeh
- Zahra Naderi - Zahra
- Ghorban Ali Naderi - Father
- Azizeh Mohamadi - Azizeh
- Zahra Saghrisaz