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Cinema Film Detail:

Lipstick

(Matik), by Payman Maadi. Iran, 2007, 30 min, BetaSP, World Premiere

When a well-to-do Tehran resident discovers an illicit lipstick smudge on his neck, he sets off an unexpected chain of events in this 21 Grams–esque short that reveals some of the complexities of Iranian society.

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Filmmaker's Biography

Payman Mohamed Maadi was born in New York in 1970. He is the screenwriter for a number of successful Iranian box-office hits, including Swan’s Song (2001), Coma (2003), Wedding Supper (2004) and Star Café (2005). He directed a short film, Hand of God (2006), before making his current film, Lipstick.

Credits

Cast: Saber Abar, Tannaz Tabatabai, Mehdi Khayami
Producer: Payman Maadi
Writer: Payman Maadi
Cinematographers: Hooman Behmanesh, Koohyar Kalari
Editor: Sepideh Abdolvahab

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