Pesented By
presented by the Los Angeles Times

Dog Sweat

Dog Sweat

By Hossein Keshavarz

Iran 90 minutes 2010 Persian, Modern
Genres
Keywords
Awards
  • Grand Jury Award for Narrative Film (Winner) - 2010 Austin Film Festival (Austin, United States)
  • Someone to Watch Award (Nominee) - 2011 Independent Spirit Awards (Santa Monica, United States)
  • Special Jury Prize (Winner) - 2011 Nashville Film Festival (Nashville, United States)
  • Special Plaque of the President of the Italian Republic for the film which best emphasizes human and social values (Winner) - 2010 Rome International Film Festival (Rome, United States)
Festivals
  • Independent Spirit Awards 2011 (Santa Monica, United States)
  • Nashville Film Festival 2011 (Nashville, United States)
  • Austin Film Festival 2010 (Austin, United States)
  • Rome International Film Festival 2010 (Rome, United States)

Synopsis

Using the subversive urgency of cinema verite, the lives of six young people intertwine in present day Iran. Misunderstood by their families and oppressed by conservative Islamic society, they act out their personal desires behind closed doors. A feminist finds herself in an affair with a married man, new lovers search for a place to be physically intimate; a gay man is faced with an arranged marriage; a female pop singer risks exposure; and a grief-stricken son lashes out at fundamentalists.


Shot clandestinely throughout Tehran before the elections of 2009, Hossein Keshavarz's provocative film challenges the status quo by providing the new generation of Iranians a fervent voice of rebellion.

More Films Like This One

Brought to you by: