Oblivion Verses (2017)

Original title

Los versos del olvido

Directed by

Alireza Khatami

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

Chile, Germany, France, Netherlands

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

TE+7

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man lives in a remote desert village and cares for a cemetery. He discovers that the town's authorities want to move the graves. The story follows his quiet resistance and the memories tied to the place.

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What happens

Oblivion Verses (French: Les Versets de l'oubli, Spanish: Los versos del olvido) is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Alireza Khatami, in his feature film debut. A co-production between France, Germany, Netherlands and Chile, the film was entered into the Horizons competition at the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival, winning the prize for best screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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