Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
2000
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Synopsis
Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a hitchhiker tells him a story of spousal abuse and infant mortality, he discovers that someone has been buried in his plot next to his wife, and he needs the help of his attorney, a well-connected fixer. He dreams of death, even as he investigates it for his film. His niece's husband, a well-known writer, fails to return home; he searches hospitals for an unclaimed body. His heart disease is flaring up. Is he prepared for death? Is that all that's left?
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Persian
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2001 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2001 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2000 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2000 generic
