First Case, Second Case
قضیه شکل اول... شکل دوم.
Iran • 1979
Director
Synopsis
Made in the spring of 1979, not long after the shah’s overthrow, this extraordinary film serves as a Rorschach blot for people in a revolutionary mindset. Abbas Kiarostami stages two versions of a classroom-discipline situation—in one, a student tells on a troublemaker; in the other, seven students refuse to rat—and then has several adult authorities comment on the outcomes. The fascinating responses evoke conflicts between order and resistance.
Synopsis
Made in the spring of 1979, not long after the shah’s overthrow, this extraordinary film serves as a Rorschach blot for people in a revolutionary mindset. Abbas Kiarostami stages two versions of a classroom-discipline situation—in one, a student tells on a troublemaker; in the other, seven students refuse to rat—and then has several adult authorities comment on the outcomes. The fascinating responses evoke conflicts between order and resistance.
Credits
Crew
DirectorAbbas Kiarostami
WriterAbbas Kiarostami
CinematographerHoushang Baharlou
EditorAbbas Kiarostami
Cast
Mehdi Azadbakhtas Self
Mohammadreza Baratias Self
Hedayat Matin Daftarias Self
Nader Ebrahimias Self
Ehteram Boroumandas Self
Ezzatollah Entezamias Self