Screening

This screening includes Closed Curtain

Date and time:: Thurs, Aug 21, 2014, From 7–8:46 pm
Runtime:: 1 hr 46 min
Cost:: $3 students $6 public

Year Released:: 2014
Genres:: Drama, Experimental
Metadata:: Directed by Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi

Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi bravely defies his 20-year ban on filmmaking yet again, and stunningly, he has created a masterpiece that not only lives up to his earlier, pre-ban work but surpasses it in many ways.

In a secluded house by the sea with the curtains shut, a screenwriter hides from the world with only his dog as company. The tranquility is abruptly broken one night by the arrival of a young woman fleeing from the authorities. Refusing to leave, she takes refuge in the house. But come dawn, another unexpected presence will change everything. (2K DCP presentation)