Saturday, February 23, 2008

Donya (Iranian)

All of u followin my blog must hv understood my affinity towards satires.....and here comes another one....this movie was an Iranian box office superhit..not for no reason...

The film dwells on the eternal clash between the new and the old...but human emotions transcend all barriers...the emotions may be mitigated in the sea of colder blood...but passions can immediately boil up the blood of even a frozen fish..

Haji is a stereotype traditional man whose mind has been frozen in the cultures prevalent 50 years ago..he is against love marriages..believes women should be behind a social purdah..but the fortress of tradition is swept away by the ocean of passion ignited in him when a beautiful woman comes to him to buy his house. By a clever juxtaposition of contrasts, the film dwells on his changes...It becomes even more satiric as he loathes his son for loving a girl....The final climax comes out of the blue..

All in all this is hilarious movie despite conveying a strong message for those who want to take it..

Overall 7/10

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