Noora (2001)

Original title

نورا

Directed by

Mahmoud Shoolizadeh

Genre

drama

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ten-year-old boy in northern Iran tries to help his little sister after she becomes paralyzed in an accident. His family works together to find solutions and the children discover a new understanding of life.

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What happens

Noora (The Kiss of Life) is the first fiction film directed by Mahmoud Shoolizadeh, it has participated in major international film festivals and has won many awards. This film is the story of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his father, mother, little sister and grandmother in a cottage in one of the jungles in the north of Iran. His little sister became paralyzed in an accident. All the family members start an endeavour to solve the problem, but the boy selects a special way and shows his iron will facing the difficulties. The two children can recognize a new meaning for life in the process of the story. They reach tranquility through their spiritual ascension. This film is now available on YouTube in Persian language with Hungarian subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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