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The Wasteland

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A remote brick manufacture factory produces bricks in an ancient way. Many families with different ethnicities work in the factory and the boss seems to hold the key to solving their problems. Forty-year-old Lotfollah, who has been born on-site, is the factory supervisor and acts as go-between for the workers and the boss. Boss has Lotfollah gathered all the workers in front of his office. He wants to talk to them about the shutdown of the factory. All matters now to Lotfollah is to keep Sarvar unharmed, the woman he has been in love with for a long time.

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Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Bahrami's approach is deceptively simple, drawing us in with its easy rhythms and repetitions as the more complex picture of emotions, workplace exploitation and community tensions begins to be revealed. Rated: 4.5/5 Mar 17, 2023 Full Review Joseph Fahim Middle East Eye What we ultimately get is esoteric imagery and stiff posturing swaying between pretentiousness and self-seriousness without offering anything illuminating or substantial at the end. Aug 6, 2021 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse "The Wasteland" has some moments that could be described as "too art-house" but Ahmad Bahrami's cinematic eloquence is quite visible throughout the movie, by an artist who is bound to have an impact in the future. Dec 20, 2020 Full Review Monique Vigneault Film Inquiry Unfortunately, while ambitious, the film feels too much like a stiff piece of auteur art-cinema to fully throttle into an enticing narrative. Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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An When I saw this movie outside was raining and I just had a small nap, the movie had already started and slowly slowly it was getting my attention. I really liked what I saw, everything from actors and scenes where perfectly put. The scenario was simple and easy to follow, slow yet so satisfying camera movements. I really want to mention that the movie did touch me, time after time I was getting the feeling of those people, it does have the aspects to make get the viewers IMO. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A remote brick manufacture factory produces bricks in an ancient way. Many families with different ethnicities work in the factory and the boss seems to hold the key to solving their problems. Forty-year-old Lotfollah, who has been born on-site, is the factory supervisor and acts as go-between for the workers and the boss. Boss has Lotfollah gathered all the workers in front of his office. He wants to talk to them about the shutdown of the factory. All matters now to Lotfollah is to keep Sarvar unharmed, the woman he has been in love with for a long time.
Director
Ahmad Bahrami
Producer
Saeed Bashiri
Screenwriter
Ahmad Bahrami
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital