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The Gardener

The Gardener

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 4, 2012

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama, Documentary

User Score

52%

Original Title

باغبان

Production Companies

Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Description

An Iranian filmmaker and his son travel to Haifa, Israel to investigate a religion that originated a hundred and seventy years ago. Youth from all over come to Haifa to join this religion, and those who serve in the gardens that surround the holy places develop peace-loving attitudes through their interactions with nature. The filmmaker shares with his son the idea that if the Iranian people had adopted a peaceful religion, Iran would not be preparing a nuclear attack on Israel, but the son believes that all religions tend to bring about destruction. As a result of these arguments, father and son separate from one another and pursue their own paths.