Through the Olive Trees (2160x1023)
Through the Olive Trees (1994) © Abbas Kiarostami Productions

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Through the Olive Trees

زیر درختان زیتون

Abbas Kiarostami | Iran | 1994 | Unclassified (15+)
Film

Tickets

Full

$20

Concession

$16

ACMI Member

$14

When

Fri 14 Nov - Sun 23 Nov 2025

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The collaboration between director Abbas Kiarostami and assistant director Jafar Panahi marked the beginning of a partnership that yielded three films.

Brilliantly made, irresistibly touching.
Susan Sontag, Artforum

A film crew arrives in a small town devastated by a recent earthquake. Hossein, a young bricklayer, is cast in a small role as a newlywed husband. The woman who is to play his wife is Tahereh, the girl he adores but who refuses to have anything to do with him.

As the director attempts to get the two young people to play their roles in the script, Tahereh and Hossein enact their own drama and conflict in front of the camera.

Format: DCP
Language: Farsi with English subtitles
Source: mk2 Films
Courtesy: mk2 Films
Runtime: 103 mins

Event duration

103 mins

Rating

Unclassified (15+)

Viewers under the age of 15 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Where

Cinemas, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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