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Where is Leili?

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True Story · Music/Dance · Tradition

CountryIran
Production Year2006
Running Time80min
FormatDV
ColorCOLOR

Program Note

Where is Leili? is a cinematic journey into the ethnic music of Iran, providing fascinating insight into regional Iranian music and culture through the works of Mohammad Reza Darvishi, a veteran musician, composer and researcher in Iran. The film features rare footage of Iranian traditional music performances.

Director

Mohamad Shirvani

Mohammad Shirvani was born in Tehran in 1973 to a middle-class and religious family who did not approve of the cinema, through Mohammad showed an early penchant for painting and drama. Mohammad was enrolled in the military academy to avoid the compulsory draft during the war. But unwilling to serve the 10-year commitment, Mohammad ran away from military school, and started making films. His previous films include [La Candidate] (2001), [Navel] (2004), and [President Mir Qanbar] (2005).

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