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Release Date:
December 9, 2005
Original Title:
Sex o phalsapheh
Alternate Titles:
Seks ve felsefe
Sesso e filosofia
Sexo e Filosofia
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Production Countries:
France | Iran | Tajikistan
Ratings / Certifications:
KR: 12
Runtime: 102
In the midst of a mid-life crisis Jan, a 40 year old dancing teacher, decides to instigate a revolution against himself. His first act is to summon each of his four lovers, who are unaware of each other, to join him at the dance studio where we assume he is a tutor. His revelations to the women prompt a discourse about love and the fleeting nature of happiness. But when he comes to the fourth and final woman, he finds that his own philosophy of love is not as easy to apply as he had presumed. He realizes that the more the contemporary world has become sexually oriented the farther it has moved away from love...
Assistant Director:
Marziyeh Meshkiny
Kaveh Moeinfar
Director:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Director of Photography:
Ebrahim Ghafori
Editor:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Original Music Composer:
Daler Nazarov
Nahid Zeinalpur
Producer:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Production Manager:
Mohamad Ahmadi
Screenplay:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Sound Mixer:
Hosein Mahdavi
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