The Sealed Soil (1977)
- Original title
- خاک سر به مهر
- Directed by
- Marva Nabili
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl in rural Iran refuses an arranged marriage, silently resisting the traditions around her. The story follows her quiet defiance as she navigates her family and community.
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What happens
The Sealed Soil is a 1977 film by Marva Nabili. The film traces the "passive revolt" of a young girl who refuses to marry, a transformation that can be seen as a metaphor for Iran's transition from tradition to modernity. She smuggled the original negative out of Iran and edited it at her university in New York. The film was shot without sound. Nabili later added dubbing and sound effects. The Sealed Soil met with international critical acclaim, notably winning an award at the London Film Festival in 1977. The film is the second feature film made by a female director in Iran. The film was never shown in Iran and was finally officially released in the United States in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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