Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.
I am not as convinced as other people that this is a "great" movie, but it is a pretty good one. Despite being very simple, it happens to be rather effective. The director has said the intent was (at least in part) to make a movie for one dollar that Hollywood would have spent millions on. And in that respect he succeeded.
The film itself is not overly exciting, but it does have one thing going for it: it shows the everyday lives of the Iranian people. This is something that I think always has value for people watching in America, because somehow over the years Iran has become the country's chief rival (even more than Russia). I understand the reasons why, but find it unfortunate that the citizens have been demonized in the process. Watching films like this helps rectify that.
I am not as convinced as other people that this is a "great" movie, but it is a pretty good one. Despite being very simple, it happens to be rather effective. The director has said the intent was (at least in part) to make a movie for one dollar that Hollywood would have spent millions on. And in that respect he succeeded.
The film itself is not overly exciting, but it does have one thing going for it: it shows the everyday lives of the Iranian people. This is something that I think always has value for people watching in America, because somehow over the years Iran has become the country's chief rival (even more than Russia). I understand the reasons why, but find it unfortunate that the citizens have been demonized in the process. Watching films like this helps rectify that.