I had seldom watched Iranian movies before. After watching the parts once, I was shocked, so I watched another Iranian movie—Little Shoes, which was equally moving. This kind of movie that faces human nature without showing off has always been my favorite. I used to think that a Middle Eastern country like Iran had only war, oil, Qur'an, and desert, and it seems that my impression of Iran will completely change because of these few movies. A film master once said, "A movie is just a dose of aspirin!" In a war-torn country like Iran, a party is more like their collective reading of the Quran!
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