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Birth of Light (1997)

Birth of Light poster
Original title
تولد نور
Directed by
Abbas Kiarostami
Genre
documentary film
Country
Iran
Runtime
5 min
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows the people who tend a shrine in Iran. It shows their daily routines and the quiet light in the space.

contemplativequietmeditativeobservationalsereneminimalistreverentatmospheric

What happens

Birth of Light (تولد نور, Tavalod-e Nur) est un court métrage documentaire sorti en 1997 et réalisé par Abbas Kiarostami. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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