2022 ‘جنائن معلقة’ Directed by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
When As’ad, a 12-year-old rubbish picker, adopts an American sex doll from the Baghdad dumps, he crosses into a perilous red zone, finding himself caught in the crossfire between abusive forces of commercialism and fundamentalism in a world where defenders of humanism have lost their power. He embraces the courage it takes to not just survive, but live.
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Janain mualaqa, 공중 정원, 執得到的她
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Hanging Gardens brings fresh voice to the endeavor of deconstructing a society built on the separation of men and women. Limiting the depictions of women in the film to a single living woman who is only shown very briefly, and often behind a curtain or veil, sets it apart as being strikingly and thoughtfully feminist. It creates a unique articulation of the way that women are removed from society in order to “protect” them from commodification, which solidifies their status as commodity.
The treatment of women as property is handled in a somewhat heavy-handed way throughout the film, as the only consistent representation women have is a broken down sex doll. Her being White with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a…
An unusual and absorbing film, viewed at the 2022 Singapore International Film Festival. For much of its length this is cheerful, sometimes funny, albeit with powerful reminders of the extreme poverty against which the young protagonist struggles. The plotting is a little obvious at times, but there are potent images throughout. In the final third the film takes some dark twists, and loses its way somewhat, with a conclusion that leaves a few too many unanswered questions, but there is plenty to recommend here.
A pretty good drama about a boy who discovered a sex doll. Not as emotional as it should've been, but I like our main character, and at times the film's also funny.
MOVIE REVIEW
Hanging Gardens (Janain mualaqa)
NR - 3.5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 2022
Runtime: 1h 57m
Director(s): Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
Writer(s): Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji, Margaret Glover
Cast: Jawad Al Shakarji, Wissam Diyaa, Hussain Muhammad Jalil, Akram Mazen Ali
Where To Watch: Premiered at Venice September 9th, wider release unknown
This was easily my most unique experience during this year's Venice Film Festival reviews. I was expecting one thing and got something entirely different. However, at the same time, the film was exactly what I was expecting. What am I talking about? It’s a blink, and you’ll miss it moment… You’ll have to wait and find out for yourself because I feel if I…
تجربة المشاهدة على بعضها كويسة خاصة اني كنت داخل بتوقعات قليلة
قياسا على انتاج السينما العراقية مستوى الفيلم حلو
قياسا على الانتاج العالمي الفيلم متوسط
كان بيقرب حلو جدا من لمسات ممتازة لكن بيقف على مسافة ويسيب مساحة زيادة عن اللازم للتأمل
بيحكي حلو أوي بالكاميرا لكن بيحكي تفاصيل أقل من الواضحة
لو كانت القصة دسمة اكتر او فيها لاينات اكتر كان هيبقى مناسب للمشاهدات المتعددة المناسبة مع التأمل في توقفاته
لكن الحقيقة انه كان بيكرر اسلوبه والمعاني في نفس اللوكيشنز من غير تطورات كبيرة
يحسب للمخرج كاستنج الطفل، لكن كان يطلع منه دراما أكبر لأن الولد ممتاز قدام الكاميرا
وحكاية الشاب الكبير مبتورة اكتر من حقها
تضمين الدين والجنس اتعمل كويس
اللاين الكوميدي لطيف لكن شايفه مش مناسب مع…
Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji built his reputation as a sound recording artist for feature films after the US-led invasion of Iraq. He then worked as a cinematographer, screenwriter, and director for satellite stations based in the Iraqi capital. He has since directed multiple short films, including “Children of God,” a heartfelt film focusing on a football match between children that spins into something much more important. While it would remind one of the movies of Majidi and Kiarostami, “Hanging Gardens” is vastly different. Here, the director has displayed a more virulent and rough portrayal of a broken society.
ჩემი აზრით, ისეთი ფილმია თავიდან რო დიდად არ მომეწონება ხოლმე, მარა დაფიქრების მერე რო მივხვდები რამდენად კარგი ყოფილა.
უბრალოდ ეხა ვერ ვფიქრობ, რადგან რესტორანში ვარ, ყველა აივანზეა, მთელ სართულზე მე ვზივარ მარტო და ჩელენტანოს მუსიკებია ჩართული.
ჩელენტანოს მუსიკებია და ვერ ვფიქრობ დაკიდულ ბაღებზე.
მეც გამოკიდული ვარ, სადღაც იმ სანაგვაზე, სადაც ყველაფერს იპოვი თუ კარგად მოძებნი.
