2006 · india · faith · journey
Scream of the Ants
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf1h 29m2006
A girl believing in God marries an atheist, who is consumed by doubt. They decide to spend their honeymoon in India...
Our read: Scream of the Ants (2006) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive india · faith · journey entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured india / faith, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- inventive
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