Kargaran mashghoole karand (2006) 7/7

A handful of men prove their masculine determination brings them nothing but trouble in this playful satiric comedy from Iran. Four longtime friends, all well into middle age, are returning to Tehran from a weekend skiing trip when they discover a large rock is stuck in the middle of a road winding around a mountain. The tall stone shaft (which appears just a bit phallic) is preventing them from going forward, so they try to push it over, with no success. They try to persuade an elderly man to help them move the rock with the help of his donkey, but the donkey's owner is wary, and after he's paid off, the plan still fails to move the stone. A pair of women happen by, one of whom is married to one of the skiers; while she tries to patiently stay out of the argument, her best friend is soon quarrelling with the guys about moving the rock, and as the day progresses and traffic begins to back up, she has more than a few other voices backing her up. Directed by Mani Haghighi, Karegaran Mashghoul-e Karand (aka Men At Work) was based on a story idea by the legendary Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

Director/Screenwriter: Mani Haghighi
Cinematographer: Koohyar Kalari
Featured Music: Dmitry Shostakovich

Cast: Atila Pesyani, Mahmoud Kalari, Ahmed Hamed, Omid Rohani, Fatemeh Motamed Arya, Reza Kianian, Mahnaz Afshar, Mitra Gorji, Rana Azadvar, Shima Zareh

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499335/

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[sz94978]

i enjoyed a lot.deep and meaningful.long sad story of what happened to us since 50 years a go warped in a beautiful cover.

[k2b87]

I think I just wasted 70 minutes of my life. Assuming there was a message or some point in the story the director could have told it in 20 minutes max. Next time try to make a short movie Mr. Haghighi BTW thanks for gathering up some "famous" actors together to get the poorest performance possible out of them. At least your master Kiarostami knows how to get non-actors to play a role.

[igloocookie]

thanks for posting

[PariFairy55]

ha ha..khandidam be do ta toon..in film ra Mani Haghighi sakhteh na Kiarostami. Kiarostami faghat ideh avaliyashe dadeh....chon Mani sakhtheh inghdr khoobeh...ageh Kiarostami sakhteh bood gand mizad ...lol

[arashmidos]

sitawo to akhe shoor nadari madar ghahbe, toro che be karaye kiarostami, to boro starwars bebin khar kose

[sitawo]

kose nanatoon ba filmetoon ,koskhola faghat edatoon mishe , akhe inam film bood faghat mikhastam bedoonam on kargardane koskholesh kii bood