Underplayed Gems

Time of Love (1990)

Time of Love poster
Original title
وبت عاشقي
Directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran, Turkey
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
15
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film tells three separate stories that share a similar theme of love and longing. Each episode follows a couple or a triangle of people in Istanbul as they navigate desire and separation.

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What happens

Time of Love (Persian: نوبت عاشقی, romanized: Nobat-e âšeqi; Turkish: Aşkın Zamanı) is a 1990 romantic drama film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film consists of three episodes, all with relatively similar plots. Although categorized as an Iranian film, Time of Love was mostly shot in Istanbul, Turkey and the dialogues are both in Turkish and Persian. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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