When Pomegranates Howl (2021)
Synopsis
Shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi’s (My Tehran For Sale) outstanding new feature is in the tradition of the great child-centred works of the 1980s when filmmakers such as Kiarostami, Panahi and Amir Naderi (to whom this film is dedicated) were putting Iranian cinema in the forefront of world production. 9-year-old Hewad is an irrepressible, street-smart kid who is energetically working every angle, hustling everything from pomegranate juice to amulets to protection from the evil eye. His real ambition is to be a movie star, and this comes a step closer when he meets an Australian photographer. But in a city where every family has a member who has been “martyred,” the streets are as perilous as they are vivid. Australia’s recent involvement with Afghanistan has been mixed, to say the best. The deeply-felt humanism of this film might just be our most effective contribution to that troubled country.
Release Date: 2021-11-18
Runtime: 83 minutes
Director: Granaz Moussavi
Top Cast
- Arafat Faiz as
- Elham Ayazi as
- Andrew Quilty as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
Trailers & Videos
Images & Backdrops
Backdrops
Posters
Where to Watch
No watch providers found for this movie in US.