Rapture

1999 0h 9m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The installation features two black-and-white projections. One depicts a group of men dressed in Western suits and the other captures a group of women veiled in chador. In the work, Neshat takes on entrenched gender stereotypes by placing the men in a structured, architectural fortress and the women in a wild, natural desert. The viewer is positioned between these dichotomies, with the videos displayed on opposite walls, and is forced to shift attention from one to the other. The installation shows how established beliefs and presumptions can flourish in social and religious systems, emphasizing that these deep-rooted dynamics profoundly impact all people, indiscriminate of gender.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shirin Neshat

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RUNTIME

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Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0963327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shirin Neshat directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4IMDB entry: tt0963327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 9 min · 0h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Rapture (1999)

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Shirin Neshat

Key crew

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

Premiere1999-07-29· The Broad, Los Angeles, CA

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