Mountain

Name: Mountain
Genre: Drama
Released: March 21, 2018
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Andrea Sartoretti, Anna Bonaiuto, Claudia Potenza, Fabrizio Parenti, Marco Boriero

2018

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ASAP Cinema Network | Release Date: March 21, 2018

Starring: Andrea Sartoretti, Anna Bonaiuto, Claudia Potenza, Fabrizio Parenti, Marco Boriero, Sebastian Eisath, Zac Zanghellini

Summary: Many years ago, in a semi-abandoned village at the feet of a mountain, lives Agostino with his wife Nina and the son Giovanni. The mountain stands as a wall against the sun preventing it from reaching their land, now only rocks and scrubland. With an old wheelbarrow, Agostino goes to the market place of the town on the other side of theMany years ago, in a semi-abandoned village at the feet of a mountain, lives Agostino with his wife Nina and the son Giovanni. The mountain stands as a wall against the sun preventing it from reaching their land, now only rocks and scrubland. With an old wheelbarrow, Agostino goes to the market place of the town on the other side of the mountain to sell the few fruits of his crop, but nobody wants to buy his washed out vegetables. After many misadventures, one morning Nina and Giovanni are woken up by a repetitive and incessant sound. It's Agostino who has climbed the mountain and with a pick tries to pull down the top to let the sun rays light their land.… Expand

Director: Amir Naderi

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 105 min

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Deborah Young

Mar 20, 2018

It shows the maverick filmmaker once again at the height of his expressive powers. Its stripped-down narrative and uncompromising repetitions will not be tolerable to everyone, but audiences willing to stick out the punishing but dazzling last half hour will walk away with a lot. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Mar 20, 2018

The film is limited by its central metaphor, but it is never less than absorbing or original. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Mar 20, 2018

If you like your metaphors thuddingly literal (and literally thudding, with the whole final act unfolding to the grunting rhythm of a man bashing away at a cliff face with a mallet), the Iranian director’s “Monte” will prove a treat. The rest of us may find ourselves wondering, like the biblically unfortunate central character, just what we’ve done to deserve this. The film at least looks extraordinary. Read full review

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