September 1, 2004
Release Date

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20 Fingers (2004)

Name: 20 Fingers
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-09-01

1h 14m

Running Time

September 1, 2004
Release Date

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Plot.

The subject of the film is male-female relationships. Composed of 7 vignettes, "20 Fingers" features Mania Akbari and Bijan Daneshmand as a contemporary Iranian couple. The film is an intense, bumpy series of conversations and sometimes quarrels reflecting the problems facing Iranian men and women and the struggle between modernism and tradition, liberalism and conservatism.

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Cast & Crew.

Mania Akbari

The Wife / Director / Writer

Bijan Daneshmand

The Husband / Producer

Touraj Aslani

Director of Photography

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 1, 2004

Original Name
20 Angosht

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 14m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-12

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Wiki.

20 Angosht, released in English-speaking markets as 20 Fingers, is a 2004 Iranian film directed by Mania Akbari. It stars the director herself and producer Bijan Daneshmand as a couple (or possibly different couples) discussing their relationship and arguing in seven vignettes shot in several long takes on a DV camera.

The film deals with controversial topics such as divorce and homosexuality and has not yet received permission to be shown uncut in its native country. It has achieved mild international success, winning Best Digital Film at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in 2004, where it premiered.