Iranian filmmaker bridges deep political divides with irreverence
June 4, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor
With humor and wit, Iranian filmmaker Masoud Dehnamaki takes a non-divisive look at the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, considered sacred by many of his countrymen, in “Ekhrajiha,” (“The Outcasts”). His work is not without controversy – it implicitly challenges the “official” narrative of the war. However, its aim is to find national common ground: “The message is that this country is for everyone, with different political tendencies,” Dehnamaki claims. The result speaks for itself; one observer noted upon the film’s opening, “In the audience you had all-chadored [black-cloaked conservative] women, and bad-hejabi girls [with loose head scarves]…he brought them together, side by side.” Find out more about Dehnamaki and his film’s ability to bridge social divides in Iran.
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