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The Apple (Sib) 82 minutes, Iran/France (1998), PG
Average user rating (4.8 / 94 votes)

Scripted by her director father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 17 year-old Samira Makhmalbaf's first feature is a quietly ambitious assault on social injustice and sexual discrimination in Iran

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The Apple: Cannes-acclaimed, The Apple tells the true story of two Iranian sisters whose parents kept them locked up for 12 years because of religious beliefs. Released after neighbours alerted social services, this films tells their story, using the real individuals in a dramatised version of events...
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