Film
Celluloid Underground
2023 · 1h 20m · Documentary
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Overview
After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.
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Crew
- Ehsan KhoshbakhtDirector
- Niyaz SaghariEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 5, 2023
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
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