Movies that brought disabled people to the screen

Charso Press: The disabled and the disabled, as a part of the colony of society, have been in charge of parts of cinematic narration. This happened in world cinema with important works such as The Theory of Everything, Me Before You, Creep Camp, Ray, Breathe, The Terry Fox Story, The Unattainables, My Left Foot, Walk Bran Rodeo, Basics of Care, Wetsuit And the butterfly And… it has been determined. In Iranian cinema, many works have shown corners of the life of disabled people, and this depiction, in some cases, has been recorded in the lasting memory of the audience.

In the following, we refer to some films that have recorded a different and impressive image of the disabled community.

Sote Dalan

Ali Hatami; The leading cinematographer of Iran’s cinema has recorded the most professional portrayal of a disabled person in the country’s pre-revolutionary cinema. An illustration that was seen strongly and is still alive in the memories.

Sote Dalan It tells the story of two brothers, one of whom is mentally disabled, and the older brother introduces him to a naughty girl in order to free himself from the burden of the younger brother’s responsibilities. The younger brother falls in love with the girl and in this way, he faces problems and finally brings a tragic end for the disabled brother.

chrysanthemum flowers

Fereydon Jirani Young and Messenger of Sadr Amali Motivational, a tragic story chrysanthemum flowers They registered the first professional depiction of the disabled community in post-revolutionary cinema with this film.

Abbas SafariIn an argument with his friend, he caused his sudden death and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. After 20 years of the sentence and amnesty of the last 5 years, the release of Abbas is issued, but on the promised day, when everyone is waiting for the release of Abbas, Hedayat gives the news of Abbas’s sudden death to his wife, Ismat. Innocent of telling the truth to Javad; His blind son, who is about to hold his wedding ceremony, refuses.

Moonlight travelers

Mehdi Fakhimzadeh At Moonlight travelers He portrayed one of the most influential disabled people in cinema. An inflammatory role-playing, which for a long time has the name Namaki and its important dialogue do you want to tease It remained in the memory of the people of Koche and Bazaar and even became the most important role of Fakhimzadeh in his film career.

Suleiman, due to unemployment and poverty, along with his brother Namaki; who is mentally disabled, goes to the city and lives in the house of his other brother, Murad. Suleiman neglects Namaki in search of work, and Murad, who was fed up with their presence in the city, harasses Namaki. Suleiman’s neglect of Namaki following a work conflict as well as Murad’s harassment aggravates Namaki’s illness.

Little bird of happiness

In continuation of the portrayal of the disabled in Iranian cinema, Bright Puran, Little bird of happiness in front of the camera in 1966. A film that this time, unlike other works, buys more pity from the audience and brings them closer to the world of an 8-year-old disabled child.

The film is the story of a disabled child named Maliha, who lost her ability to speak as a result of childhood trauma and suffers from nervous convulsions when she remembers the past. Harassing the local children also aggravates his incompatibility and aggression. The authorities of the Deaf School decide to expel him, but at Ms. Shafiq’s request, he is given another chance.

Mother

Mother is one of the masterpieces of Iranian cinema, one of its main roles Akbar Abdi He acts as a disabled person. A disabled person who is the driving force of the drama and unlike other works, no pity is issued from him. The audience of the film made a lot of connections with the role of Gholamreza, so that from their point of view, this role is perhaps the most important portrayal of a disabled person in the history of Iranian cinema, which combines technical and emotional aspects.

The film is about an old woman who lives in a nursing home and informs her six children that she wants to see the family members in their father’s old house in their last moments. The youngest son of this family, Gholamreza (Akbar Abdi), is mentally disabled.

God’s color

Majid Majidi In 1976, he raised Muhammad, who is a blind boy, as the hero of his film. The struggle of the hero of this film, unlike other works, is not with the society and people around the disabled, but it is a challenge that he is supposed to have with God, and in this way, emotions are formed that affect the audience with any language and culture.

Color of God is the story of a blind boy named Muhammad who studies in a school for the blind. A boy whose inability to see the world helped him to better understand the beauty of the world.

when everyone was sleeping

Definitely the most emotional role Mohammad Reza Froutanas a disabled person in the film when everyone was sleeping Formed. A mentally disabled person who realized his mother’s concern and now his whole focus, despite his naivety, is to fulfill his old mother’s wish.

This movie is about the story of Bibi Salima, the old and beloved mother of Taze Abad village, who finally, after years of waiting, her turn to go to the house of God has come. Bibi is saying goodbye to the villagers when the news comes that he is not allowed to travel. No one wants to tell this sad news to Bibi except Mesh Karim who, on the other hand, the children and NasirMohammad Reza Froutan) decide to bring Bibi to his heart’s desire and take him to Mecca themselves.

crazy willow

Whatever Majidi’s production lacks, it has a professional portrayal of a blind man who regained his sight after many years, and this happened with the support of a proper script and a remarkable acting. Parviz Parastou’ihas become one of the best roles in the cinema of this field.

The film is the story of a university professor who regains his sight, which he had lost since the age of 8, through a surgery. Sight and blindness in this film become more allegorical than physical.

Eternal children

Iranian cinema had not produced a powerful film for children with Down syndrome until 1985, but this film, which depicts the inflammatory story of these children in conflict with their families and society, was able to have a great impact on its audience.

In this film, Negar (Elham Hamidi(and faith)Shahab Hoseini) are planning to get married, but in this way, they have doubts because Iman’s teenage brother has Down syndrome.

black eyes

The image of a disabled person depicted in this film is somewhat different from other works in this field, which depict the process of suffering from this disability and mix it with romantic and social streaks.

Black Eyes is about Ghazal and Sorna who study in the same college and are both poets. Ghazal withdraws from studying at the university due to an eye problem, and after a while, he loses his sight. Worried about the fate of Ghazal, Sorena goes to him to help him with his university studies and gradually an unspoken interest arises between them.

M as Mother

One of the most moving films about disabled people is the latest one Messenger of Malaqlipour Is. The story of this film revolves around Ali’s character and is discussed from several angles. The film moves social and emotional lines together and has a great impact on the audience to the extent that this film is named as one of the best films that portrays the life of chemically disabled people.

The film is about a mother who fights to save the life of her disabled son. Saeed, Sepideh’s son, has breathing problems and disabilities, and this condition is caused by chemical gases during the war. Saeed’s father (Hossein Yari) insists on aborting their child, but Sepideh opposes and Sohail divorces Sepideh. After giving birth, during monthly tests, the doctor tells Sepideh that Saeed’s condition is caused by genetic problems and that the nerve gases had no effect on Saeed.

Song of sparrows

In this film, the girl in the film suffers from the problem of deafness, and although she is on the sidelines of the story, the small image presented of her has a high emotional impact and affects the audience.

The film is the story of a simple middle-aged man named Karim. He works in an animal breeding farm and is fascinated by ostriches and has established a psychological and emotional relationship with them. By chance, one of the ostriches escapes from the farm. Karim searches for a few days but fails to find him and as a result, he is fired.

here without me

Bahram Tavakoli In the late 80s, there is a different narrative of a disabled person. In this depiction, unlike in many other cases, the teenager is not the main character of the narrative and revolves around a young girl whose problems with her brother and mother also lead to her. The film deals with the problems of disabled people from another level and affects its audience without provoking emotions.

In this movie, the mother of the family (Fatima Motamedarya(along with his two children, Ehsan)Saber Abar) and Yalda (Negar Javaherian) Lives. Yalda is disabled and her mother’s only concern is to provide for her future. The arrival of Reza (Parsa Pirouzfar), Ehsan’s friend, changes their lives.

Painting pool

made Maziar Miri In the early 90s, he plays one of the most imperfect roles in disabled cinema, during which Shahab Hoseini And Negar JavaherianAnother portrayal of the mentally disabled has depicted a movement and without seeking a passing impression, challenges the presence of two disabled people in the Iranian society at the beginning of the 90s.

The painting pond of Reza’s storyShahab Hoseini(and Maryam)Negar Javaherian), two mentally disabled people marry each other and have a healthy son. They spend happy days during their son’s childhood, but when this son, who does not have mental disabilities, grows up, the challenges of the family begin.

no goodbye

in this movie, Reza Sadeghi He plays his role. A film that depicts parts of this singer’s real life and the problems that disability has caused in his career and of course his life. This is a new depiction of disabled life, during which a disabled artist goes in front of the camera and plays his role in a social film.

Not saying goodbye with a look at life Reza Sadeghi It is made and shows that despite his disability, he achieves his goal with hard work and succeeds.

Miss

The image that the audience of Amin Hayayi They had in mind, it will be broken after seeing this movie. In this movie, the actor of Iranian cinema is a homebody and with the same extroverted attitude, he portrays internal challenges with himself and his wife, which created high dramatic appeals.

One of the first episodes of the movie Tina PakranThe story of a man with a game Amin Hayayi He lost both his hands as a result of an accident and this disability caused him and his family a mental crisis and put them in financial distress. The woman of the family has to deal with this situation.

Rusty little brains

A role that Navid Mohammadzadeh in the movie Homan Sidi plays, it is again a new portrayal of a disabled person that has not been seen in Iranian cinema so far. In all works before this film, the representation of disabled people has been associated with a percentage of emotional arousal, but in this film, no attention has been paid to this principle and it is an explicit account of the presence and role of a disabled person in a shantytown, which received a lot of attention.

In a down-town mafia group, Navid Mohammadzadeh (mentally disabled) plays the role of the boss’s brother who has always been humiliated due to his mental disability and now wants to take back his rights from everyone.

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