As an Iranian film "About Yili", which involves women's emotional confusion and the conflict between moral choices and religious rituals, although the filming technique also has the above characteristics, the meaning is much more complicated. The director conceals what he wants to express in the film through a slightly suspenseful story, leaving the audience to explore by themselves.
The story begins with a three-day beach vacation trip. The three couples took their children with them, as well as two single men and women-Ahmod, an Iranian man who had just returned from Germany for vacation shortly after their divorce, a beautiful kindergarten teacher Yili, and a slightly melancholy mysterious woman. This kind of arrangement is peculiar. As the initiator of the trip, the housewife Sai Bide, I want to use it as a matchmaker and introduce his daughter's teacher Yili to Amaud. As for Yili's life experience, no one except her knows, including her husband.
An accident happened one day after the holiday. As a child fell into the water, everyone was rushing to save people. At the same time, Yili also disappeared. Did she get carried away by the sea to save her child, or did she leave without permission for some other reason? Everyone was exhausted after guessing and searching, and found nothing, so they had to ask Sebed, because Yili was invited by her to participate in the trip. As the situation got worse, Yili, who was the key figure in the film, disappeared shortly after her appearance. The inquiry into her identity (who she is, where she came from, and why she disappeared) was mild or intense. The conversation scene gradually became clear, and the truth caused an uproar.
After all, Iranian films are deeply rooted in the ingrained traditional culture of Islam, and we can clearly feel this in the film. It is necessary to mention the history of this country here. After the victory of the "Islamic Revolution" movement in Iran in the late 1970s, based on the "Islamic Government" written by the leader Khomeini as a national governance program, a policy of "total Islamization" was implemented in the country. In the law, the Koran is the supreme code for legislation and justice, emphasizing the use of Islamic ethics to purify society, not only prohibits gambling, drug trafficking, prostitution and other social bad habits, but also strictly regulates women’s clothing, coexistence between men and women, marriage and family in public places, etc. All aspects of social life.
Therefore, the Iranian women in the film are all veiled gowns that wrap themselves tightly. Even if they can wear jeans that represent modern clothing trends, traditional clothing cannot be replaced. Dressed like this, the realm of spiritual life is even more restricted by religious laws. As Yili's death became a reality, the police began to intervene in questioning, and Yili's fiancé was also coming soon after hearing the news, and Sybed could no longer remain silent. She had to tell the fact that Yili had been engaged a long time ago, but when she got along, she found that the other party was not suitable for her, and planned to quit her marriage. As a result, the people who were originally concerned about Yili's safety suddenly turned back, and their anger was beyond words, just like moral police. You know, according to Islamic law, it is vulgar and immoral for an unmarried woman to meet with a stranger, not to mention that she has a marriage contract. At this time they had no time to blame Saibed for his fault, but they wanted to conceal the secret. It is conceivable that if Yili’s fiancé is an irritable person, knowing that his girlfriend has been encouraged by a friend to go on blind date, it is possible to kill on impulse, and the law is obviously beneficial to him.
Only Sybed was truly sad. She felt guilty and blamed for Yili's death. She wanted to tell the truth to Yili's fiancé and give the deceased a good reputation. That's why Yili didn't want to come (she was worrying about her fiance's refusal to let go), if it wasn't for her pleading and showing the other side the picture of Amaud. Moreover, Yili said in advance that she would only stay for one day, but Saibed hid her luggage and mobile phone so that Yili could not leave, and it became a tragedy. Sebed couldn't bear to make Yili be charged with uncleanness until her death because of her own fault. However, Sebed’s husband and others completely ignore these. The only thing they want to do is how to avoid doubt and blame, and it is best to stay out of the matter and clear the relationship. What they want to maintain is the peaceful atmosphere that religion cannot tolerate and their own safety. As for the dead Yili, it doesn't matter anymore.
In the end, the film didn't explain the real cause of Yili's death. Whether she saved her child from drowning, or realized that her behavior had been "derailed" and panicked, she chose to commit suicide. The answer is left to the audience to guess. As a law formulated on the basis of the Koran, it does exist in terms of restraint on public responsibilities and social morality. However, at the same time, whether it also possesses individuals within the scope of humanized perception and reason. If you stretch out, you don't know. In May 2007, a woman in Iran was sentenced to stoning for extramarital affair (stoning: usually the part below the waist of the man and the part below the breast of the woman are buried in sand, and the torturer repeatedly throws stones at the victim. If the torture is executed on a married woman with children, her children must be seen on the spot. The stones used for the execution are specially selected to ensure that the victim will die painfully.) This has caused the international community to become more concerned about standardism and universal values. During the discussion, most people opposed this capital punishment and expressed that it was too cruel. In Iran, where politics and religion are united and theocracy is supreme, it is believed that it is not only women. Any other people who violate religious regulations will be punished much more severely than we thought.
Under the pressure of everyone, Sebed finally lied. She was crying in the house alone, no one to comfort her, everyone felt relieved. On the beach, several men are trying to push a stranded car to the shore. Everything seems to be calm again, at least maintaining the surface calm is also comforting. Behind the veil, the beauty of bright eyes and white teeth is fascinating, but who knows that some lives have come and gone and have struggled and become secrets forever.
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