Sib O Salma
Drama
Notable Iranian director Habib Bahmani found success at Russia's Golden Minbar festival (2011) and at Cannes this year with his social drama SIB O SALMA, a story which uses the symbol of the apple as forbidden fruit to represent issues of consent, accountability, forgiveness, human rights and free will. Contemporary Persian cinema, championed by Haneke and Herzog, is known for its elliptical, quaintly curious but always engaging appeal. ... [+]