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Released 16 years ago.
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Frontier Blues
2010 1h 35m EN
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7.0TMDB Β· 7
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Synopsis
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On Iran's northern frontier with Turkmenistan, the land of "heartbreak and tractors", director Babak Jalali mines absurdist humour and quiet pathos from the immutable routines of a stranded group of men.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Karima McAdams
Ana
Mahmoud Kalteh
Alam
Abolfazl Karimi
Hassan
Khajeh Araz Dordi
Minstrel
Behzad Shahrivari
The Uncle
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Babak Jalali
- Writers
- Babak Jalali
- Languages
- Persian, Turkmen
- Countries
- Iran, Italy, United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Persian, Turkmen.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Iran, Italy, United Kingdom.
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Babak Jalali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Karima McAdams and Mahmoud Kalteh and Abolfazl Karimi carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1483373 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 7 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Babak Jalali directs. Babak Jalali cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Iran, Italy, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Persian, Turkmen.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 16 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Persian, Turkmen.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Iran, Italy, United Kingdom.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Editor Babak Jalali shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Karima McAdams and Mahmoud Kalteh and Abolfazl Karimi carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1483373 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 7 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Babak Jalali
- Runtime
- 95 min Β· 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Babak Jalali
Production companies
Who made it
Caspian Films
GB
Key crew
- EditorBabak Jalali
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- frontier
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2009-08-11Β· Locarno Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- εε’θθͺΏTW
