Off Beat
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
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44m
ساز مخالف
Directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb • 2004 • Iran
Off Beat is about young music lover—influenced by musical trends in the world, some of which are deemed harmful by officials in Iran—who have no place in the formal Iranian music scene and who play music in the quiet of their homes. Once I started editing Off Beat I realized that it may not get permission for screening. I nonetheless applied, but it was in vain.
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رودخانه هنوز ماهی دارد
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