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Cinema Donkey

2019 · 78 min

A wry, gently absurd behind-the-scenes comedy about hapless filmmakers chasing an impossible animal, full of deadpan struggle and small human warmth.

Directed by
Shahed Ahmadlou
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Pooria Shakibai, Babak Noori, Fatemeh Shokri
Overview
A filming group is making a humanitarian film that has a message for humanity. They need a professional donkey to play in a few scenes. The budget and time limitations have made it difficult for them to find a professional donkey. Until the production group finds a donkey wandering in the woods.

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Directed by
Shahed Ahmadlou
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Pooria Shakibai, Babak Noori, Fatemeh Shokri
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • obsession
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Shahed Ahmadlou
Written by
Shahed Ahmadlou
Starring
Pooria Shakibai, Babak Noori, Fatemeh Shokri
Runtime
78 min
Country
Iran
Languages
Persian

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