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Hit the road / JP Production presents ; a film by Panah Panahi ; written, directed and produced by Panah Panahi.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 035 730
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Iran--Drama.
- Families.
- Automobile travel--Iran--Drama.
- Automobile travel.
- Iran--Drama.
- Iran.
- Genre:
- Persian language films.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Road films.
- Feature films
- Family films.
- Motion pictures, Iranian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in. color
- Other Title:
- Original title: Jaddeh Khaki
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Persian dialogue; optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby; 2.0 Dolby.
- digital
- optical
- surround stereo
- Dolby digital 5.1 Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of Iranian master Jafar Panahi (3 Faces, Taxi), makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. Hit the Road takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four -- two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old -- as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Throughout the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose of their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, raw, and deeply sincere observation of an Iranian family preparing to part with one of their own.
- It takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Throughout the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose of their journey. The result is a humanist drama that offers an authentic, raw, and deeply sincere observation of an Iranian family preparing to part with one of their own.
- Participant:
- Pantea Panahiha, Hassan Madjouni, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Amin Jafari ; editors, Amir Etminan & Ashkan Mehri ; music, Payman Yazdanian.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2021.
- Wide screen.
- New York Film Festival 2021 Official Selection ; Best Film Award, BFI London Film Festival ; Quinzaine Directors Fortnight Cannes 2021.
- OCLC:
- 1312349046
- Publisher Number:
- 738329259082
- K25908 Kino Lorber
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