The Mirror
a JAFAR PANAHI picture
Synopsis
A young girl leaves school and discovers that her mother is not outside waiting. She boards what looks like the correct bus, but eventually realizes that she has gone the wrong way. A friendly driver begins to help the now irritable child. Suddenly she stops and announces “I don’t want to play this part anymore.” The film surprisingly becomes about making a film. The girl continues to be filmed without her knowledge… Neat twists from the director of the award-winning The White Balloon.
Stills
Press
"Scenes in Jafar Panahi’s powerful film ’’The Mirror’’ are so realistic that the movie has the feel of a documentary made with a hidden camera…’‘The Mirror’’ poses the deepest questions about illusion, reality and filmmaking. Its portrait of Teheran is unforgettable."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"An Illuminating, Graceful Tale of Modern Iran…thoughts are evoked by Panahi with ease and spontaneity in his graceful, fluid film that captures so well the vitality of everyday life in bustling Tehran."
THE LA TIMES
"Superb."
TIME
Festivals
& Awards
Locarno Film Festival
Golden Leopard
Istanbul International Film Festival
Golden Tulip
Singapore IFF
Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Director
Valladolid International Film Festival
Nominated for Golden Spike
Cast & Crew
| Mina Mohammad Khani | |
|---|---|
| Aida Mohammad khani | |
| Kazem Mojdehi | |
| L. Chirzad | |
| R. Mazdeni | |
| T. Samadpour | |
| N. Omourni |
| Director, Screenwriter, Editor | Jafar Panahi |
|---|---|
| Producers | Vahid Nikkhah Azad, Jafar Panahi |
| Director of Photography | Farzad Jadat |
| Sound | Yadollah Najali |
| Editor | Jafar Panahi |
Releases