France / May 13, 1998 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 22min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two Iranian sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | سیب |
| Original language | فارسی (FA) |
| Spoken languages | فارسی |
| Production countries | Iran, France, Netherlands |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MK2 Films, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, Hubert Bals Fund |
| Release date | 27 maggio 1998 |
| Executive producer | Iraj Sarbaz |
| Production | Marin Karmitz, Véronique Cayla |
| Writer | Samira Makhmalbaf, Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| Editing | Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Moosa Makvandi, Jahangir Rajabi-Khah |
| Cinematography | Ebrahim Ghafori, Mohamad Ahmadi, Maysam Makhmalbaf, Hossein Amiri, Reza Sheykhi |
| Assistant directors | Hana Makhmalbaf, Marziyeh Meshkiny, Akbar Meshkini, Samira Makhmalbaf |
| Camera operators | Hossein Amiri, Reza Sheykhi, Ebrahim Ghafori, Mohamad Ahmadi, Maysam Makhmalbaf |
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| Additional photography | Ebrahim Ghafori, Mohamad Ahmadi, Maysam Makhmalbaf, Hossein Amiri, Reza Sheykhi |
| Music | Behrooz Shahamat |
| Sound | Behrooz Shahamat |
Release dates
Premiere
Switzerland / Aug 15, 1998 / Locarno International Film Festival
Canada / Aug 28, 1998 / Montréal Film Festival
United States / Sep 30, 1998 / New York Film Festival
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Greece / Nov 17, 1998 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Argentina / Apr 02, 1999 / Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
New Zealand / Jul 17, 1999 / Auckland Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 07, 2004 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Singapore / Oct 22, 2017 / Perspectives Film Festival
Limited release
Japan / Jan 30, 1999 / G / Tokyo
United States / Feb 19, 1999
Theatrical release
France / May 27, 1998 / TP
Switzerland / Nov 20, 1998 / 12
United Kingdom / Dec 27, 1998 / PG
Brazil / Jan 08, 1999
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Netherlands / Mar 11, 1999
Argentina / Apr 29, 1999 / +13
Sweden / Nov 05, 1999 / Btl
Denmark / Nov 26, 1999
Germany / Dec 02, 1999
Physical media
United Kingdom / Aug 23, 2004 / PG / DVD
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