UW Cinematheque - At the Chazen: Treasures from the WCFTR
The Apple | Iran | 1998 | 35mm | 86 min. | Farsi with English subtitles Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Event Details
Date
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Time
2 p.m.
Location
Description
Cast: Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi, Ghorban Ali Naderi
Twelve-year-old twins Massoumeh and Zahra have been imprisoned by their parents in their home in Tehran for years, and a social worker pushes for their freedom after neighbors bring attention to the girls’ plight. Based on a true story and with the actual family playing themselves, The Apple is a sensitive yet probing reenactment of the events, boldly mixing documentary and drama.
Twelve-year-old twins Massoumeh and Zahra have been imprisoned by their parents in their home in Tehran for years, and a social worker pushes for their freedom after neighbors bring attention to the girls’ plight. Based on a true story and with the actual family playing themselves, The Apple is a sensitive yet probing reenactment of the events, boldly mixing documentary and drama.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Sunday, February 23, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.