The Accordion (2010)
Director: Jafar Panahi
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi with English Subtitles
Runtime: 8 min
Rating: PG

Synopsis

While busking along the streets, Kambiz and Khadijeh accidentally wander into a building and stumble upon a ritual prayer. Their hasty exit is thwarted by an irate passerby who berates them for playing secular music and confiscates their accordion as punishment. As the siblings chase the stranger, Khadijeh must find a way to talk her older brother out of violent retaliation.

The Accordion affirms the place of both religion and entertainment in society as deeply human acts of communal support and expression. Commissioned by ART for the World’s Then and Now: Beyond Borders and Differences film project, this short film was Jafar Panahi’s last work before his house arrest in 2010.

Crimson Gold (2003)
Director: Jafar Panahi
Original title: طلای سرخ
Country: Iran
Language: Farsi with English Subtitles
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: PG

Synopsis

Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, dreams of gifting his bride jewellery for their wedding but is repeatedly refused service at the jeweller’s. As he traverses neighbourhoods to fulfil delivery orders, he becomes increasingly aware of the stark difference in treatment of the wealthy and the poor. An unexpected taste of luxury leads Hussein to find that he can no longer tolerate being dismissed.

Fusing documentary and fiction to reimagine the true story of a failed burglary, Crimson Gold maps the tragedy of a hardworking man’s demise in reverse chronology. This was the last collaboration between Panahi and his mentor, Abbas Kiarostami, who wrote the screenplay. The film won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes.

This screening is part of the LANDMARK programme co-curated by the Asian Film Archive, as part of the Singapore International Film Festival. Tickets and more information here.

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