伊朗式分居 a separation

伊朗式分居是一齣差不多十年前的電影，一星期前終於喺電視前坐定定睇完。伊朗到現在對我來說仍是神秘的國度。早前一個中東樣貌到北京唸書的線上會議與會者，我一猜就說是伊朗人。我補充背後的原因時說：『這樣時勢來中國讀中文又興致勃勃的，也許是和中國友善的國家，順理其中伊朗應該是頭十名內吧！』
說回電影裡的人物。男女不平等，社會階級等問題，都穿插故事主軸。對宗教禮儀的規範、約束、禁忌是我作為旁觀者意料之內，但不像西方社會那樣惡意中傷和誇大。伊朗的宿敵沙地阿拉伯和以色列也好不到那裡，但你好少看見西方媒體咬住不放吧？
i finally watched on tv "a separation", the 2011 iranian film that garnered praise and awards. i was 80% fixated at the time still with some multitasking sneaked in. gender and class inequality and discrimination feature throughout the film. it was acknowledged, but not blown out of proportion as depicted in western media. putting the fictive narrative with the unfortunate real life event of the bombing/murder of a leading iranian nuclear scientist just last week, my curiosity for this land of civilization only get more intense. in case you didn’t know, iran and russia helped the very messy war in syria from going any worse that it was. when people utter diversity, understanding, differences, etc. it carries little meaning if we are still bounded by the hot-air fanned by mainstream media. go watch this movie, dig deeper into this country’s culture, history, archaeology and what not. you will be pleasantly surprised.

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