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The Silence

The Silence | Sokūt | سکوت

Persian, TajikDrama 76 min 1998

Khorshīd, a blind ten-year-old in Tajikistan, makes a daily bus trip to his job tuning instruments at a maker’s workshop. Absorbed by the world of sounds around him, he is repeatedly sidetracked, often arriving late and risking dismissal. The stakes are high: his family is struggling and faces the threat of being evicted, so each day’s small, unexpected detour carries real consequences.

Director
Mohsen Makhmalbāf
Writer
Mohsen Makhmalbāf
Cinematography
Ebrāhīm Ghafūrī
Editor
Moḥsen Makhmalbāf
Music
Majīd Enteẓāmī
Production Company
MK2 Films
Makhmalbaf Film House

Cast
Goibibi Ziadolahyeva, Nadereh Abdelahyeva, Tahmineh Normatova