A Moment of Innocence

A Moment of Innocence

April 6, 2023
Screening one night only on 35mm

Details About the Film

As a teen, filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf stabbed a police officer at a political rally. Reality and fiction blend as the filmmaker attempts to make amends—casting actors to recreate the incident to comedic and serious result in this critically -acclaimed stand-out of the Iranian New Wave.

Includes an introduction by Robert Greene (Filmmaker-in-Chief at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism)

Director(s): Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Year Released: 1996
Runtime: 78 minutes
Country: Iran
Language(s): In Farsi with English subtitles
Accessibility Options: ListenTech (Hearing Impaired / Personal Amplified Audio Receiver w/optional T-Coil loop)
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