The River Still Has Fish
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
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42m
رودخانه هنوز ماهی دارد
Directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb • 2002 • Iran
Yesterday the river was alive. Roaring, pure and full of fish. But today the river is only a narrow brook without fish that only contain corpses of dead animals and sewage from surrounding houses and shops. In this situation, an artist, Dr. Ahmad Nadalian, keeps alive the memory of water and fish, by carving images of fish on the stones of the river-bed.
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