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JOY OF MADNESS

13.07 - 18.00 Nairi Cinema, Large Hall
2003, Iran, 73 min.

Script/Dir./Dir. of Phot.: Hana Makhmalbaf, Compos.: Mohamad Reza Darvishi, Edit./Mix.: Mastaneh Mohajer, Prod.: Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Cast: Agheleh Rezaei, Agheleh Farahmand, Bibigol Asef, Asef, Sima Asef, Haji Rahmodin, Razi Mohebi, Azizola Vakil, Kaveh Moeinfar, Samira Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkini, Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

Samira Makhmalbaf goes to Kabul for making her next film, 5 in the Afternoon. Like before she goes between ordinary people and try to cast for the shooting. But in Afghanistan no one accepts to act in film. Everyone is afraid of the others. Mullah of the city is afraid of people. People are scared if Taliban would come back. Hana Makhmalbaf, Samira's 14 years old sister, follows Samira all the time during her process of casting. The film is focused on four Main characters: A mad family, a Mullah and two women.

Awards
The youngest filmmaker in the world, Special Mention Award from Associazione Cultrale le tre Ghinee (Venice IFF, 2003), The Special Jury Prize (4th IFF Tokyo Filmex, 2003).
Participation: 24 International Film Festivals

Hana Makhmalbaf

Born 03.09.1988, Tehran, Iran.
She started Makhmalbaf film school after she finished second grade and studied cinema for 8 years. She has been the script supervisor and photographer of a few films. Her first film The Day My Aunt Was Sick received international attention at Locarno IFF in 1997 when she was only 9 years old. At age 14 Hana made her first long film Joy of Madness that competed in the Critics Week category at Venice IFF in 2003 and won two awards. She published her first book of poetry 'Visa for One Moment' in 2003 at age 15.

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Cast:. Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Liliana Gerace, Stefania Troglio, Jeannie McNeil.

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