Duet (2006 film)
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Duet is an 2006
Iran
ian short mockumentary
, filmed in Damavand, Iran and written and directed by Iranian born filmmaker Kiarash Anvari
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, paralyzed from injuries suffered in that conflict, struggles to bring peace to the world through a miracle
after the attacks on the World Trade Center
in September 2001. The ritual he performs depends on the help of his brother... a man who does not believe in miracles.
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian short mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
, filmed in Damavand, Iran and written and directed by Iranian born filmmaker Kiarash Anvari
Kiarash Anvari
Kiarash Anvari is an Iranian film maker, video artist and script writer.Anvari received his BA in film making from Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. In 1998 he got a role in Eugene O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, which was the beginning of his experiences as an actor...
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Plot
A retired veteran of the 8 year Iran-Iraq warIran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
, paralyzed from injuries suffered in that conflict, struggles to bring peace to the world through a miracle
Miracle
A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...
after the attacks on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
in September 2001. The ritual he performs depends on the help of his brother... a man who does not believe in miracles.
Cast
- Kiarash AnvariKiarash AnvariKiarash Anvari is an Iranian film maker, video artist and script writer.Anvari received his BA in film making from Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. In 1998 he got a role in Eugene O'Neill's play, The Hairy Ape, which was the beginning of his experiences as an actor...
as Narrator - Siavash Mazloumipour as Paralyzed Soldier
- Salar Jahangard as Brother
- Habib as Afghan kid
- Zahra as Afghan kid