104. Winners; movie review
WINNERS
Cert PG
85 mins
BBFC advice: Contains infrequent mild bad language, sex references
How well-timed that, on the day of the Oscars, we should watch a movie about a young boy who finds one and has no idea what it is.
Sure enough, in a tumbledown village in the Iranian desert, it should be of no surprise that nine-year-old movie fan Yahya (Parsa Maghami) is mystified by his discovery of what looks like a golden doll.
But, as Hassan Nazer's Winners unveils, the connection between him and the film industry is much closer than he could have ever dreamt.
The statuette arrives in his hands by a very circuitous route having been initially left in a taxi.
He takes it home, not knowing what to do with it as he goes about his daily life at school, rummaging with his friends in rubbish dumps for valuables and watching films recommended by a scrap yard boss (Hossein Abedini).
On one hand, Winners is a fascinating glimpse of the existence carved out by those in Iran's poor outback and the innocence of its children.
Yahya, played beautifully by Maghami has wide eyes and feistiness typical of most young boys and is inseparable from his best pal (Helia Mohammadkhani), while they have the usual tensions with other schoolkids.
Meanwhile, his passion for films is fed by Abedini's character and, ultimately, helps him get to know the scrapyard's owner (Mohammad Amir Naji) more than he expected.
To divulge any more would ruin a plot which is aimed at cinephiles, especially those with an interest in Iranian cinema.
It is a light movie but I understood the nuances and enjoyed them, particularly the taxi journeys at its beginning and end.
They didn't resonate quite so much with Mrs W because she hasn't seen as many Iranian films.
Reasons to watch: One for fans of Iranian film
Reasons to avoid: A little too nuanced for some
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 6/10
The final word. Hassan Nazer: "This is basically the story of my childhood, loving cinema with my father who didn't want me to get involved in it and my mother supporting me. I had this idea of the story of a child having a love of the cinema and referencing all the movies and directors ." Mime
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