Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves. Mohsen Makhmalbaf cinemaexpressexpression Change image and share on social
In Afghanistan, this is the problem, because everybody holds a piece of that mirror, and they all look at it and claim that they hold the entire truth. Mohsen Makhmalbaf afghanistanclaimentire Change image and share on social
From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it. Mohsen Makhmalbaf afghanistanfilmhistory Change image and share on social
I was in jail four and a half years. When I came out, I continued the same struggle against injustice, but instead of using weapons, I began to use art and cinema. Mohsen Makhmalbaf artbegincinema Change image and share on social
I myself had to grow a longer beard and Afghan clothes. I was in danger of being kidnapped by smugglers, though I didn't know it at the time. Mohsen Makhmalbaf afghanbeardclothe Change image and share on social
Rumi, who is one of the greatest Persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth. Mohsen Makhmalbaf breakfallgod share on social
I've heard about brothers making films, but I've never heard about whole families making films like this. We didn't intend to do it; it wasn't something that we planned - it just gradually happened. Mohsen Makhmalbaf brotherfamilyfilm Change image and share on social
I wanted to be left alone to live my life, so it was very easy for people to pretend that they were me. Mohsen Makhmalbaf easyleavelife Change image and share on social
Do you know that every day, 10 people in Afghanistan are injured by landmines? It will continue for the next 50 years, because the country has the largest number of landmines in the world. Mohsen Makhmalbaf afghanistancontinuecountry Change image and share on social
A problem was the lack of cooperation of the Afghan community itself. The women, though living in Iran, were under cover and not willing to participate in the film, and none of the ethnic groups were willing to work together or be together. Mohsen Makhmalbaf afghancommunitycooperation share on social
