Celluloid Underground
HD
7.2
80 minAfter the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams.
Country:
IR, GBGenre:
DocumentaryReleased:
2023-10-05Languages:
English, PersianCompanies:
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