The Apple (Samira Makhmalbaf 1998)
Posted on January 02 at 19.52, 2005 by Eric Mahleb
One of the most admirable films i have seen in quite a while. This Iranian film tells the story of two girls who, after spending their entire childhood locked inside their parents’ home, are ‘released’ into the real world by a child counselor. Allegorical, metaphorical, The Apple explores themes of growing up, parenthood, the roles of men and women in Iranian society, and really, what it means to be free and to live.

