When Pomegranates Howl - Granaz Moussavi

Hewad è un bambino di nove anni che mantiene la famiglia vendendo melograni per strada, a Kabul, durante la guerra infinita verso il popolo afgano.

incontra un fotografo australiano e pensa che potrà diventare un attore, e si illude, non ha altro nella vita se non quel sogno.

un gran bel film, opera seconda di una brava regista, purtroppo mai passato al cinema.

cercatelo, vale la fatica della ricerca.

buona (melograna) visione - Ismaele

 

 

 

 

…the film powerfully reminds us how brutal and unexpected war can be. Nevertheless, When Pomegranates Howl keeps the conflict in the backdrop throughout, and this is a rewarding choice in light of how the narrative ultimately develops. This allows Moussavi to widely explore Hewad’s everyday life with a certain dose of light-heartedness and later to enhance the film’s shocking ending…

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After his brother and father are martyred, 9-year-old Hawed supports his family by selling pomegranates on the streets of Kabul during wartime.

Paradoxically, the best anti-war movie could be one about war. "When Pomegranates Howl" is set around real events without being a documentary per se. The movie is fascinating, charming, and a little awkward in how it depicts everyday life for some young boys. We're provided rare glimpses of civilians in a war zone, replete with deeply felt humanity that's all too rarely present in regular media coverage. Save a little emotion for the last scene, the pay-off is worthwhile. Not only pomegranates howl.

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