The Gardener (Documentary film)
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| Directed by | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Produced by | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Starring | Ririva Eona Mabi Paula Asadi Guillaume Nyagatare Tjireya Tjitendero Juzgado Ian David Huang Bal Kumari Gurung |
| Music by | Paul Colier Salar Samadi |
| Cinematography | Maysam Makhmalbaf |
| Edited by | Maysam Makhmalbaf |
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| Distributed by | KDK Factory |
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Release date
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Theatrical: August 2013; Film festivals: October 2012 |
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Running time
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87 minutes |
| Country | UK Israel |
| Language | English Persian |
The Gardener (Persian: باغبان, Bāghbān) is a poetic film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It had its Asian premiere at Busan International Film Festival, its European premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival, and North American premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is the first film in decades to be made by an Iranian filmmaker in Israel. The film has been shown in more than 20 film festivals and won the Best Documentary award from Beirut International Film Festival and the special Maverick Award at the Motovun Film Festival in Croatia. The film was selected as "Critic's Pick of the Week" by New York Film Critics Circle, "Best of the Fest" at Busan Film Festival by Hollywood Reporter, and "Top Ten Films" at Mumbai Film Festival by Times of India, and its script was added to the Library of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The film is about an Iranian filmmaker and his son who travel to Israel to learn about the role of religion in the world. While the son goes out to the Wailing Wall, the Dome of the Rock and Christian sites, the father stays at the Baha'i gardens to learn about a faith that came out of his own country—Iran. The film is similar to Gabbeh and The Silence in style.
The Gardener is set in the newly recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Bahá'í World Centre buildings in Haifa and Western Galilee; and in various religious sites in Jerusalem.
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The Gardener has received mostly positive reviews by all critics and holds an 83% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 64 MetaScore on MetaCritics.
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