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Day Break(Dame Sobh), English Subtitle (DVD) | 
| | List Price: | $17.95 | | Sale Price: | $14.95 | | You Save | $3 (17%) | | Item #: | IRM20008 | | |
| In Iran, capital punishment is carried out according to Islamic law, which gives the family of the victim ownership of the offender's life. Bay Break, based on a compilation of true stories and shot inside of Tehran's cerntury-ol prison, revolves around the imminent execution of Mansour, a man found guilty of murder. WHen the family of the victim repeatedly fails to show up on the appointed day, the execution is postponed again and again. Stuck inside the purgatory of his own mind, he waits as time passes on without him caught between life and death, retribution and forgiveness.
The film is riveting as Mansour gets angry at his boss and picks up a big rock. The offscreen action results in a murder. Through flashbacks, we learn the backstory that Mansour moved his family to Tehran from their little village in northern Iran. The boss apparently breaks a promise and tells Mansour not to call and insultingly calls him "a villager," similar to a being called a hick or a hillbilly in the U.S. Hossein Yari does a masterful job in the lead role. We see in flashback his courtship with his wife and their tender loving relationship. When his wife gives birth, he brings the baby a pair of slippers. The intense regret he feels for the murder and its potential sacrifice of his life is prolonged when the family of the murdered victim who must be present cancels three times. Each time the execution is stayed. The film was shot inside Tehran's century-old prison and gives an interesting perspective on a very different justice system. The film is touching and has a great emotional wallop.
Format: DVD,Color
Runtime: 85 minutes
Type: Drama
Language: In Persian with English subtitles.
Picture quality: Good
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