The Willow Tree (2005)

Original title

بید مجنون

Directed by

Majid Majidi

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who was blinded as a child gets his sight back after an operation. The new freedom and beauty he sees alter his relationships and his sense of self.

contemplativebittersweetslow-burnvisually lushmelancholicintrospectivepoignant

What happens

The Willow Tree (Persian: بید مجنون, translit. Bid-e Majnoon) is a 2005 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. It tells the story of Youssef, a man blinded in a fireworks accident, when eight years old. After an operation he regains his vision, changing his life in unexpected ways. It was filmed from 10 February 2004 – 10 August 2004 in both Tehran and Paris. It was released in the United States on August 3, 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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