Saturday, May 30, 2009

Panj é asr (2003)

English title: At Five in the Afternoon.

In occupied Afghanistan, there is a clash between women who want the end of Taleban oppression, and the conservative men who cling to the rules set up by that regime. An ambitious woman attends classes and wants to be the country's president one day.

There isn't much to say about this film; it isn't very good. The first 15 minutes are fine, and then it's just not anymore. Camerawork is first rate though, and one can sense the director's (or the cinematographer's, perhaps) eye for composition.

Rating: 33

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