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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Iran
2002 0h 11m EN
Synopsis
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Iranian Samira Makhmalbaf short for 11′09″01 September 11 The news of the September 11, 2001 attacks reaches an Afghan refugee camp, where bricks are produced to build new shelters, in view of the attacks promised by the United States. Here a young teacher tries to explain to her young students what happened and to make them respect a minute of silence in honor of the victims. Attempts, however, fail one after another. Finally, the teacher finds herself having to impose the minute of silence on the children near a chimney (the most similar to a skyscraper).
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Samira Makhmalbaf
- Writers
- Samira Makhmalbaf
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The take
Samira Makhmalbaf directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 11 min · 0h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Samira Makhmalbaf
Production companies
Who made it
StudioCanal
FR
Key crew
- ProducerAlain Brigand
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-09-04
