Celluloid Underground
2023
Directed by
Ehsan Khoshbakht
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Ehsan Khoshbakht
Synopsis
After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.
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Festival History
- DocumentaMadrid 2024 generic
- L'Étrange Festival 2024
- BFI London Film Festival 2023 generic
- Mumbai Film Festival 2023 generic
- Viennale 2023 generic
