Re: The joy of Democracy

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 21:43:19 +0100, D wrote:

The most civilized I have met are iranians, egyptians and jordanians. Of
the iranians, none were religious.

That is true for the Iranians I've known. However it's a self-selected
group since they had gotten the hell out of Iran during/after the
revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Separation

The film itself is interesting for showing the conflicts between a
secular, middle-class family and a very religious lower class care giver.
In one scene the caregiver calls dial-an-iman on her cellphone to find out
the correct doctrine.

The second reason it is interesting is it was made in Iran. The writer/
director had been banned from making the movie for a short time but was
allowed to continue.