The Marriage of the Blessed (1988)

Original title

عروسی خوبان

Directed by

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Genre

war film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 16 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.

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How it feels

A young soldier returns from the Iran-Iraq War and struggles to fit into normal life. He cannot adjust to civilian routines and relationships after his time in the hospital.

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What happens

Marriage of the Blessed (Persian: عروسی خوبان, romanized: Arousi-ye khouban) is a 1988 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf about Haji, a young soldier of the Iran–Iraq War, and his inability to adapt to civilian life after his release from the hospital. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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