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A Few kilos of dates for a funeral

  • Quelques kilos de dattes pour un enterrement (Chand kilo [...]
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2006
Format : Feature
Running time : 85 (in minutes)

Sadry and Yadi work at a petrol station removed from the main traffic routes since the building of a ring road. It is winter and heavy snow lies on the ground. Sadry, a former performing strongman who accidentally lost an eye, is behaving strangely. He takes off from time to time and seems obsessed with the weather. Yadi is in love with a girl from a nearby town and sends her passionate letters via the local postman. Sadry and Yadi occasionally receive a visit from Orooj, the neighbourhood undertaker, their only contact with the exterior.

ORIGINAL VERSION : Persian, SUB TITLES : English
Sales : DreamLab Films (Le Cannet, France)

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  • Malawi : Blantyre Arts Festival

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