The Gardener (2012)

Name: The Gardener
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2012-10-04

1h 27m

Running Time

October 4, 2012
Release Date

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Plot.

An Iranian ﬁlmmaker and his son travel to Haifa, Israel to investigate a religion that originated a hundred and seventy years ago. Youth from all over come to Haifa to join this religion, and those who serve in the gardens that surround the holy places develop peace-loving attitudes through their interactions with nature. The ﬁlmmaker shares with his son the idea that if the Iranian people had adopted a peaceful religion, Iran would not be preparing a nuclear attack on Israel, but the son believes that all religions tend to bring about destruction. As a result of these arguments, father and son separate from one another and pursue their own paths.

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Cast & Crew.

Ririva Eona Mabi

Paula Asadi

Bal Kumari Gurung

Ian David Huang

Maysam Makhmalbaf

Director of Photography / Editor

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Director / Writer / Producer

Guillaume Nyagatare

Mithaq Kazimi

Co-Executive Producer

Paul Collier

Music

Salar Samadi

Music

Asad Rezai

Sound

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 4, 2012

Original Name
باغبان

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 27m

Genres
Documentary Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

The Gardener (Persian: باغبان, Bāghbān) is a documentary film by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It had its Asian premiere at Busan International Film Festival, its European premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival, and North American premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is the first film in decades to be made by an Iranian filmmaker in Israel. The film has been shown in more than 20 film festivals and won the Best Documentary award from Beirut International Film Festival and the special Maverick Award at the Motovun Film Festival in Croatia. The film was selected as "Critic's Pick of the Week" by New York Film Critics Circle, "Best of the Fest" at Busan Film Festival by The Hollywood Reporter, and "Top Ten Films" at Mumbai Film Festival by Times of India, and its script was added to the Library of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.