Post by geode on Apr 20, 2019 12:16:18 GMT
In "The Mirror" Mina, a first grader, gets increasing frustrated when her mother does not pick her up at school so she sets out on her own to get home. She encounters people who are helpful and sympathetic as well as some who are not in the hustle and bustle of Tehran. I could relate to her plight as it brought back memories when I waited for my own mother and she was late. Perhaps children around the globe and through time have felt this way?
Jafar Panahi has directed films that have gotten him in trouble with Iranian authorities. He often has themes that evaluate the place of women in Iranian society, but usually with older actresses than the one playing Mina, an actress named Mina.