Here Children do not Play Together (Mohsen Makhmalbaf) Iran |

Here Children do not Play Together
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Iran. 2024. 62 min

Here, Children Do Not Play Together, is a portrait of people in Jerusalem whose survival is in question on a daily basis. In the heat of the war, the film pictures those Ordinary Palestinians and Israelis who are still in search of peace and coexistence between Muslims and Jews. Ali, who was released from Israeli prison after eighteen years and works as a tourist guide in the market, is one of these people…

MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian director, writer, producer and human right activist. He is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today. Having made films in more than ten countries, Makhmalbaf continues to address some of the most important social issues of the twenty-first century. During his career, Makhmalbaf has made numerous critically-acclaimed films including Salam Cinema (Cannes 1995), Time of love (Cannes 1995) Gabbeh (Cannes 1996), A Moment of Innocence (Locarno1996), The Silence (Venice 1998), Tales of Kish (Cannes 1999), Testing democracy (Venice 1999), Kandahar (Cannes 2001), Scream of the Ants (Montreal 2007), The President (Venice 2014) and The Night of Zayandeh-Rood (Venice 2017) …
He is the recipient of more than 60 international awards from some of the most prestigious film festivals across the world. His film Kandahar has been chosen as one of the top 100 best movies of history of cinema by Times Magazine. And his film A Moment of Innocence has been selected as one of the top ten best films of the ’90s amongst the director of world international film festivals.
As a writer-director, Makhmalbaf has also published more than 30 books, many of which have been translated and published in many languages.

Selected Filmography:
Talking With Rivers 2023
Marghe and her Mother 2019
The President 2014
The Gardener 2012
Scream of the Ants 2006
Sex & Philosophy 2005
Kandahar 2001
Silence 1997
A Moment of Innocence 1995
Gabbeh 1995
Salam Cinema 1994
Once Upon a Time, Cinema 1991
The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood 1990
Time of Love 1990
Marriage of The Blessed 1988
The Cyclist 1987
The Peddler 1986 …

DIRECTOR´S NOTE

There are two main perspectives on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The first emphasises occupation, genocide, and the continuation of occupation through settlement building, trying to seek some sort of justice for the past. The second perspective seeks peace and life, is willing to compromise on justice and asks: How long can we turn to history in search of the truth while forgetting about the lives of today’s innocent Palestinian and Israeli children, who are the real victims of the wars of their ancestors?

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