{"id":632974,"date":"2024-09-01T10:57:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T07:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-a-fresh-leisurely-look-at-a-changing-tehran\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T10:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T07:57:25","slug":"watch-a-fresh-leisurely-look-at-a-changing-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-fresh-leisurely-look-at-a-changing-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch A Fresh, Leisurely Look at a Changing Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be4efee124\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be4efee124\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-fresh-leisurely-look-at-a-changing-tehran\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_A_Fresh_Leisurely_Look_at_a_Changing_Tehran%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online A Fresh, Leisurely Look at a Changing Tehran&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-a-fresh-leisurely-look-at-a-changing-tehran\/#%E2%80%9CA_Fresh_Leisurely_Look_at_a_Changing_Tehran%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A Fresh, Leisurely Look at a Changing Tehran&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_A_Fresh_Leisurely_Look_at_a_Changing_Tehran%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online A Fresh, Leisurely Look at a Changing Tehran&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_Fresh_Leisurely_Look_at_a_Changing_Tehran%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A Fresh, Leisurely Look at a Changing Tehran&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Shahab Fotouhi\u2018s debut feature \u201cBoomerang\u201d is a delightful, surprising portrait of modern Iran, but its biggest surprise is that Fotouhi is in his forties. His voice is the kind that feels not only fresh, but under-heard. He paints metropolitan Tehran with youthful verve, capturing \u2014 through loosely connected stories, a few non-sequiturs and even a scene of magical realism \u2014 the city\u2019s vibes during a moment of generational transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Of course, that Fotouhi was raised im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely following the Iranian revolution still makes sense. Several of the film\u2019s characters are middle-aged, and some of them \u2014 the men in particular \u2014 struggle to let go of old modes of thinking, interacting and being. However, the crux of \u201cBoomerang\u201d is its female characters: a mother, Sima (Leili Rashidi), and her teenage daughter Minoo (Yas Farkhondeh), who seldom interact on screen, but whose overl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing stories speak to the country\u2019s shifting tides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The film begins in rom-com mode, as Minoo locks eyes with a young, handsome stranger, Keyvan (Ali Hanafian), from across the street. As they wait for the traffic light to let them cross and meet, they begin flirting wordlessly. Minoo asks Keyvan to untie his bun; he obliges, revealing thick locks of hair. It\u2019s sweet, and a little exciting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    As the teens get to know each other through sardonic confessions, elsewhere, Sima comes home to find her husband Behzad (Arash Naimian) listening in on their neighbors\u2019 lovemaking, though she pretends not to notice. Unlike Minoo\u2019s blossoming teenage romance, Sima and Behzad\u2019s marriage rests on a knife-edge, ready to slip at any moment. Behzad is secretly trying to engineer a chance meeting with his ex, while Sima\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> dissatisfaction with him has made divorce all but a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    The contrast between these relationships creates a broad narrative framework, though while each duo gets plenty of screen time, \u201cBoomerang\u201d is far from straightforward in its social excavations. Even scenes involving the protagonists tend to feel like more like vignettes than parts of a sequential story. The result, however, is always intriguing. Fotouhi and Faraz Fesharaki\u2019s camera lingers on spaces long after characters have left them, and the film even introduces new scenes and interludes through lengthy pans and tilts that focus on the most mundane city architecture. There\u2019s something wistful about this approach; it takes on an almost magical quality, thanks to Panagiotis Mina\u2019s quirky and distinctly modern electronic score.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201cBoomerang\u201d is a film of conversations, but the words seldom matter. More indicative of Fotouhi\u2019s observations are the way scenes end or begin. Behzad, for instance, never quite feels sure of himself \u2014 none of the movie\u2019s middle-aged or older men do, even as they bicker about parking spaces. At one point, he even takes pride in the quince jam he prepares, as though it were his only valuable talent, giving way to a particularly funny and imaginative gag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    On the other hand, Fotouhi also captures young women and girls entering scenes in the middle \u2014 \u201cintruding,\u201d as it were, though all they\u2019re really doing is laughing and hanging out in public spaces. It\u2019s a small but meaningful reclamation in the wake of Iran\u2019s recent social movements, as is the fact that the only head coverings they wear are hoods, bandanas and winter ski caps. Minoo even has green highlights in her hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    While not overtly confrontational, the film is thoroughly political in the way it presents Tehran in its leisurely moments, including a minor queer character discussing his love life. This languid, multifaceted portrait of the city and its youth is a far cry from the Iranian cinema that tends to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> westward \u2014 the more structured and serious-minded \u201cNew Wave\u201d films and their descendants \u2014 which only adds to the many reasons Fotouhi\u2019s approach feels so revitalizing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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