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Duet (2006 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Duet' is a 2006 Iranian short mockumentary film, shot in Damavand, Iran and written and directed by Kiarash Anvari.[http://www.cultureunplugged.com/search.php?searchText=duet&icon_search.x=0&icon_search.y=0 Culture Unplugged], Festival specials: 'Duet' (2006), accessed 01-22-2009
Plot
A retired veteran of the 8 year Iran-Iraq war, paralyzed from injuries suffered in the conflict, struggles to bring peace to the world through a miracle after the attacks on the World Trade Center in September 2001. The ritual he performs depends on the help of his brother, a man who does not believe in miracles.
Cast
*Kiarash Anvari as Narrator
*Siavash Mazloumipour as Paralyzed Soldier
*Salar Jahangard as Brother
*Habib as Afghan kid
*Zahra as Afghan kid
Festivals
The film has had multiple international screenings since its release: Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (2006),[http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=18852&FID=26 'Duet' (2006)] at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, accessed 01-22-2009 the 13th annual Bite The Mango Film Festival in 2007,[http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/pdfs/BTM07.pd Bite The Mango Film Festival], accessed 01-22-2009[http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/btm/2007/FilmDetail.asp?id=7122 National Media Museum, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK] , 'Duet' (2006)] at Bite the Mango International Film Festival, accessed 01-22-2009 the 5th Matsalu Nature Film Festival in 2007,[http://www.matsalufilm.ee/arhiiv/index_eng.html 2007 Matsalu Nature Film Festival] , accessed 01-22-2009 and the 5th Signes de Nuit International Film Festival in Paris in 2007[http://www.signesdenuit.com/paris/P5/CI6.html 5me Festival Signes de Nuit (French)] [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.signesdenuit.com/paris/P5/CI6.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Duet%2522,%2Bfilm,%2BIran,%2B%2522Kiarash%2BAnvari%2522%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN Google translation], 'Duet' (2006), accessed 01-22-2009
References
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