Mohsen MakhmalbafCast
Moharram Zaynalzadeh Esmail Soltanian
Plot
An Afghan refugee rides a bicycle for a week to pay for his wife's medicine.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mohsen Makhmalbaf follows an Afghan refugee who rides a bicycle in a circle for a week to pay for his wife's medicine. A simple, bitter parable about poverty and spectacle, it is as powerful as it is plain.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
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