steve buscemi made me do it
it’s incredible to watch this again after having watched all (but one) of panahi’s feature films in order. his style has grown and changed through so much adversity.
this was the first film of his in which he did not appear on screen since offside - a choice that was only partly his own. the regime has forced panahi to make his films underground and with so much sleight of hand - casting himself makes a lot of sense! but this…
bruce campbell introduced this as “a hallmark movie with swearing and drugs” which is an extremely accurate description
how boots riley keeps getting the cash to make these anti capitalist fever dreams idfk but i love being in his timeline