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Toothache

Original title: Dandan Dard
  • 1980
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Toothache (1980)
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Young Mohammad-Reza falls victim to tooth decay woes-and Kiarostami takes advantage of his misfortune by documenting the trauma of the subsequent dental appointment-crafting a humorous portr... Read allYoung Mohammad-Reza falls victim to tooth decay woes-and Kiarostami takes advantage of his misfortune by documenting the trauma of the subsequent dental appointment-crafting a humorous portrait eliciting empathy for a young man in a troubling situation familiar to many.Young Mohammad-Reza falls victim to tooth decay woes-and Kiarostami takes advantage of his misfortune by documenting the trauma of the subsequent dental appointment-crafting a humorous portrait eliciting empathy for a young man in a troubling situation familiar to many.

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    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writer
    • Abbas Kiarostami
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    • Director
      • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Writer
      • Abbas Kiarostami
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    edwartell

    Not one of the best Kiarostami instructional films

    This is one of a few Kiarostami instructional films with a subversive sense of humor; it is, however, too little to really qualify as a goofy short classic like, say, "Colours." It starts off promisingly, with the narrator making an ominous statement: "Mohammed is a good boy. He does all of his homework. He does everything his parents ask. But there is one thing Mohammed does not do well: HE IS LAZY ABOUT BRUSHING HIS TEETH!" It is a neat reminder that mental hygiene was not unique to the U.S. However, the movie gets bogged down in a dentist's long explanation about how tooth decay occurs. Overall, we get too little out of this 25-minute dental epic.

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Iran
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Dental Hygiene
    • Production company
      • Kanun parvaresh fekri
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      25 minutes
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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