3 Faces
New York Film Festival Essentials
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1h 40m
Directed by Jafar Panah • Arthouse • 2019 • Iran • Farsi with English subtitles
Featuring Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei
Winner of the Best Screenplay Award and nominated for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, "3 Faces" is Iranian director Jafar Panahi's fourth feature since he was officially banned from filmmaking. Starring Behnaz Jafari as herself, Panahi's film builds in narrative, thematic, and visual intricacy to put forth a grand expression of community and solidarity under the eye of oppression.
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