ASHKAN, THE CHARMED RING AND OTHER STORIES
[ASHKAN, ANGOSHTAR-E MOTEBAREK VA DASTAN-HAYE DIGAR]
Director Shahram Mokri's first feature is a delightfully offbeat black-and-white comedy about the mysterious workings of fate, played out in deadpan Jim Jarmusch-like vignettes. Two blind jewel thieves, a young man who can't succeed at killing himself, a love-struck police officer and two female morgue attendants find their lives interconnected when an unusual fish is set free and a charmed ring is moved. Watch for sly references to film noir classics — including LE SAMOURAI and KISS ME DEADLY, right up to PULP FICTION — in this wonderful and eccentric 2008 Iranian gem. (Note courtesy of Deaf Crocodile Films.) DIR/SCR Shahram Mokri; PROD Mehdi Karimi. Iran, 2008, b&w, 92 min. In Persian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, April 02, 2022
Genre: Comedy
