Screening: "The Apple" by Samira Makhmalbaf

In Tehran, an elderly father lives with his 12-year-old twin daughters, Massoumeh and Zahra, and his blind wife—who all play themselves in this re-creation of a news story. The strict father has imprisoned his daughters in the family’s home for years. When a social worker locks the father inside, the daughters become free to explore the world outside as their father reflects on his actions. With her hybrid documentary blending reality and fiction with drama, the then-17-year-old Samira Makhmalbaf became the world’s youngest director to participate in the official section of the 1998 Cannes Film Festival with the film’s release. 1997, Iran, 35mm, in Persian and Azerbaijani with English subtitles, 83 min.

Part of Cinema Revived: Timeless Selections from the Vault, an ongoing presentation of notable feature-length films from the Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection. Presented in collaboration with Mizna’s 2025 Film Series: Iranian Classics.

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