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Shahre Khamooshan (2004)

Name: Shahre Khamooshan
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-10-23T20:57:42+02:00

Documentary | 52 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 52 minuten

Alternative title: A Brief Peace

Country: Iran

Directed by: Ataollah Hayati

Releasedate: 1 January 2004

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Shahre Khamooshan plot

Western people do not like to be confronted with their own mortality. People prefer to focus on the now and keep the sad, inevitable moment when life is over as long as possible at a distance. This is in contrast to the East, where especially among Muslims death is embraced as the joyful beginning of a new life. At least once a week, residents of Tehran visit the Behesht Zahra, the city's largest cemetery. Here, away from the hustle and bustle, one comes to rest in the presence of death. 'A Brief Peace' shows how in Iran death and life, laughter and cry, and sadness and joy are linked.