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Blames and Flames (2012) | Slate

Blames and Flames

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Blames and Flames

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In 1978, on the verge of Islamic revolution, more than 130 cinemas burned down across Iran, including 28 in Tehran. Who set them on the fire? How and why? If movies can predict revolutions, does any revolution see the revenge of people unseen on the silver screens?

Released: 2012
Runtime: 27m

Direction and writing

Mohammadreza FarzadDirector

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