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| The Book of Law | |
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| File:Book-of-law.jpgThe poster on Maziar Miri's official website | |
| Directed by | Maziar Miri |
| Written by | Mohammad Rahmanian |
| Produced by | Mohsen AliAkbari |
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| Music by | Mohammad Reza Aligholi |
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| Country | Iran |
| Language | Farsi |
The Book of Law (Template:Lang-fr; Template:Lang-fa, transliteration: Ketabe ghanoun) is a 2009 Iranian film directed by Maziar Miri, written by Mohammad Rahmanian, and produced by Mohsen AliAkbari. The film is about a Lebanese Muslim woman watching the antithesis between the Iranian Islamic behaviors and the principles of Islamic religion. The film stars Parviz Parastui and Darine Hamze.
Plot
Engineer Rahman Tavana, a government employee, falls in love with a Christian girl, Juliet Khamse, while working in an international mission. She converts to Islam, changes her name to Ameneh, and moves to Iran with Rahman. Once in Iran she finds that she cannot accept what she sees as contradictions between the actions of Iranian Muslims, including her husband and his family, and the teachings of the Qu'ran, and eventually decides to return to the Lebanon, where she takes a job as a teacher for refugees.
Awards
Although "The Book of Law" has not been granted an export permit, it was screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March 2009 and was nominated for Best Asian-Middle Eastern Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2009.
Censorship
This film couldn't be released in Iran for 2 years and has been arrested by the "Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance" of Iran. The film failed to be granted an Export Licence by the Iranian Ministry of Culture because of fears that the film might be misinterpreted by Western audiences, and Western media would portray the film as an accurate depiction of Iranian life rather than a comedy.
References
- ^ HKIFF stands for Hong Kong International Film Festival
- ^ http://www.maziarmiri.com/fa/works/films/book_of_law/
- http://www.balatarin.com/permlink/2009/12/1/1859003
- Regime bans export of film on Iranians' culture.