Uptown & Downtown (2001)

Original title

Balaye Shahr, Payin-Shahr

Directed by

Akbar Khamin

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

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

The film follows the struggles of people living in different parts of a city in Iran. It shows how their lives intersect and the challenges they face.

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What happens

بالای شهر پایین شهر فیلمی به کارگردانی و نویسندگی اکبر خامین و تهیه‌کنندگی محمدرضا شرف‌الدین و غلامرضا آزادی محصول سال ۱۳۸۰ است. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.