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Born in Libra (DVD
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Born in Libra"Motavalede Mahe Mehr"
Director: Ahmadreza DarvishStarring: Mohammad Reza Forutan, Mitra Hajjar, Mahmud Azizi, Hossein Razi, Farshid Zareie Fard
Synopsis:
BORN UNDER LIBRA made headlines in Iran when the film's director was kidnapped by arch-conservatives and left to die in the desert. (He was later rescued.) In a plot familiar to both the cinema and daily life in Iran, young people struggle to reconcile progressive attitudes with strict religious traditions of an older generation. Daniel is in love with fellow university student Mahtab, but her father is campaigning for segregated classes at the university. Daniel's association with an ultra-religious group and Mahtab's sympathies with the reformist's push the couple further apart. After his love letter to Mahtab is made public, the couple flees Tehran for the countryside, but their attempt to return to the city is a nightmare through a dangerous wasteland. BORN UNDER LIBRA, starring one of Iran's most popular actors, Mohammad Reza Farutan (TWO WOMEN) is a romantic drama of youthful unrest and an allegory for Iran's ongoing political turmoil.