Among the world’s memorable films about World War II, Jojo Rabbit, directed by Taika Waititi (2019), stands out as an emotional and distinctive work filled with both humor and sorrow. The film portrays war through the eyes of a ten-year-old child. A similar poetic perspective on war can be found in Iranian cinema in Nafas, directed by Narges Abyar, where the Iran-Iraq War is also seen through the eyes of a sweet little girl, leading to a bitter and heartbreaking ending. Jojo Rabbit tells the story of a ten-year-old German boy named Jojo, who is an ardent admirer of Hitler.…
Author: Kimia Araghi
Kimia Araghi
Kimia Araghī, born in 1995, studied Dramatic Literature at the University of Tehran (Central Campus) and is currently a social journalist and film critic at the Arman-e Emrooz newspaper.
If, these days, when our country in the season of spring has begun one of the bleakest autumns of its history, and its nature, instead of blossoms, flowers, and greenery, has been overtaken by the enemy’s blood and fire; when in every street and alley, instead of songs of joy, one hears the moans of the wounded trapped beneath the rubble, mingled with the heart-rending cries of mothers who have lost their children; when from its skies, instead of the gentle rain of spring, a barrage like acid rain is falling, and fire, debris, the roar of missiles, and drones…