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Déshonneur

2010 1 h 30 min
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Long métrage de fiction sur Mena, une jeune mariée en devenir qui vit dans un petit village reculé du nord de l’Afghanistan. En accord avec les coutumes locales profondément conservatrices, elle et son fiancé Rahmat ont très peu de contacts. L’arrivée d’une équipe de tournage du Canada ouvre brièvement une fenêtre sur un monde nouveau pour Mena, une incursion au-delà des limites de la convention qui la mène inexorablement vers une route dangereuse. Refusant les explications simplistes, Déshonneur met en question les paradigmes moraux et les idées reçues de part et d’autre du fossé culturel.

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Long métrage de fiction sur Mena, une jeune mariée en devenir qui vit dans un petit village reculé du nord de l’Afghanistan. En accord avec les coutumes locales profondément conservatrices, elle et son fiancé Rahmat ont très peu de contacts. L’arrivée d’une équipe de tournage du Canada ouvre brièvement une fenêtre sur un monde nouveau pour Mena, une incursion au-delà des limites de la convention qui la mène inexorablement vers une route dangereuse. Refusant les explications simplistes, Déshonneur met en question les paradigmes moraux et les idées reçues de part et d’autre du fossé culturel.

This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian
  • producer
    Daniel Iron
    Mark Johnston
    Anita Lee
  • script
    Nelofer Pazira
  • direction
    Nelofer Pazira

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Ages 14 to 18
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Civics/Citizenship - Human Rights Diversity - Diversity in Communities Geography - Human Geography Social Studies - Development/Global Issues
The turning point in Act of Dishonour begins when Mejgan convinces Mena to come with her to the movie set (54:00) and ends with the scene of the setting sun (60:40), a visual metaphor for the ending of a chapter. This sequence reinforces the media literacy concept that media (in his case, the film being shot within the film) represents only one version of reality (daily life in Afghanistan). How do we, as consumers, define our own lives through film?
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