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12. Modest Reception
Iran
Director: Mani Haqiqi
Noted Iranian director Mani Haghighi's nominated film Modest Reception is a modern fable.
A young married couple hand out a million in cash on a journey, at the same time testing the morals of the people that wish to accept the money, it leads to quarrelling between brothers and a father abandoning his daughter. It gives a full view of the bad side of humanity in the face of desire.
The film is directed, edited and starred in by Mani Haghighi and co-stars actress Taraneh Alidoosti, who once worked with Haghighi and won the Locarno International Film Festival's Special Jury Prize for best actress.
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