His films
are beautiful and provocative and offer a window into a world few Westerners
are familiar with.
Currently
his film 'Children of Heaven' is available to stream on Netflix. If you haven't
seen it, it's more than worth your time. His films will help you understand Iran
and its complex society in a way FOX news doesn't want you to see. They are not
political films but if you grasp the stories it will affect your political
assessments.
My children
are absolutely riveted by these films. My personal favourite, though it is
overwhelming to watch, is 'The Color of Paradise'. We do not have to endorse
the political leadership of Iran to at the same time appreciate the people and
a multi-layered culture. Sorry to sound like a liberal, but the blind hate and fear
mongering expressed by the Right is rooted in ignorance.
Is the
Iranian government hostile to US foreign policy? Yes, and if you know anything
about the post-World War II history of Iran's relations with the West, then you
will have no trouble understanding why. It does not vindicate them as much as
it exposes the lies and hypocrisy of the American Establishment and its crony
media.
