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Iranian Film "Iron Island" at Cinema Paradiso, Fort Lauderdale
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival is proud to present the Iranian film Iron Island (Jazireh ahani) this week at Cinema Paradiso in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Iron Island (Jazireh ahani)
A film by Mohammad Rasoulof (Iran 2005)
The titular "Iron Island" is a huge rusting tanker off the Iranian coast in which dozens of homeless families have found shelter and formed a community. The head of the ship, Captain Nemat tries to balance finding jobs, oil, food and even husbands for the poor and struggling families. He controls the "residence" with absolute power which comes to violent crisis when two young lovers attempt to defy his authority and from the increasing pressure of business interests seeking to seize the ship and evict the residents.
Language: Persian (With Englsih Subtitles)
Showtimes:
Wed July 19: 7pm
Thu July 20: 7pm
The theatre is located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale at 503 SE 6th St, on the south side of the New River, one block East of the Broward County Courthouse.
For additional information please visit our website at www.fliff.com
From: Hal Axler
Posted by 7rooz () at July 19, 2006 7:00 PM
