20 FINGERS
[DV92076]

First-time director Mania Akbari explores the heartbreak and joy of romanticrelationships through the stories of seven couples searching for happiness.Comprising seven vignettes, the film features the same two actors in eachepisode, each time as different characters whose problems unfold in conversations, quarrels, and altercations. Some issues are universal--jealousy, adultery, abortion. Others reveal the personal hardships and political realities exclusive to modern-day Iran, and especially forwomen. Simultaneously wrenching and uplifting, private and universal, 20 Fingers reveals a director on the cutting edge of filmmaking in her country. Received the Cinema Digitale Award at the Venice International Film Mania Akbari---Iran---2004---72 mins.

Directed by: Akbari, Mania

Running time: 72

Year: 2004

Farsi with English Subtitles