6 November 2007

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Dir Ramin Bahrani USA/Iran, 87 mins, 2005 CLUB
Starring: Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza, Farooq 'Duke' Muhammad, Panicker Upendran, Arun Lal, Razia Mujahid

A beautifully crafted character study that captures the textures of a very specific New York experience. Through Ahmad's relationships, and his estranged family, we come to understand that he is haunted by a tragedy in his past. This is a subtle, insightful portrait of a man struggling with issues of identity, self-worth, and the harsh realities of finding a place to belong in a vast, often-unfriendly American metropolis.