Product Review

From one of the true masters of world cinema, Abbas Kiarostami s deceptive
masterpiece is at times beautiful, enigmatic and funny. Set in a small mountainous
village, the daily routine of its inhabitants is momentarily interrupted when a small
group of outsiders on a mysterious mission arrive. As the story unfolds, we learn that
the strangers are a television crew sent from Tehran to await the death of an old
woman in order to cover the funeral practices of the village. Unfortunately, the village
operates on its own schedule and the leader of the crew spends much of his time
adjusting to it and becoming acquainted with the locals.

BLU-RAY FEATURES: Filmed conversation between director Abbas Kiarostami and Richard Peña; Feature-length audio commentary by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum and scholar Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa; New essay by critic Peter Tonguette; 2014 Re-Release Trailer; In Farsi with English subtitles