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06/09/1998 Drama, Music 1h 16m
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Overview

Khorshid, a blind child growing up in Tajikistan, is constantly distracted by music and sounds. This frequently causes him to be late to his job as an instrument tuner even though he runs the risk of being fired at a time when his family is in danger of being evicted from their house.

  1. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Tahmineh Normatova

    Khorshid

  2. Nadereh Abdelahyeva

    Nadareh

  3. Goibibi Ziadolahyeva

    Khorshid's Mother

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Reviews

A review by CRCulver
Written by CRCulver on 2018-08-22
The director Mohsen Makhmalbaf made a number of acclaimed films in his native Iran over the Eighties and Nineties, but with the 1998 effort SOKOUT ("Silence") he moved farther afield for his shooting location: Tajikistan, where the locals speak a Persian dialect mostly intelligible to Iranians, but the culture is an exotic mix of Central Asian and Soviet traditions.

Khorshid (Tahmineh Normatova), a blind boy aged around 10, is employed in the workshop of an instrument maker, tuning the instruments. His mother (Goibibi Ziadolahyeva), abandoned by her husband, urges him to work hard, for thei...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Persian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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