贖罪風暴

貝塔什薩納哈/瑪莉雅姆莫卡達 Behtash SANAEEHA/Maryam MOGHADDAM

伊朗、法國 Iran, France | 2020 | DCP | Color | 105min

2021蘇黎世影展國際長片競賽特別提及 2020柏林影展競賽片 米娜的丈夫受冤被處死後獲得平反，但生活早已面目全非，政府的道歉跟賠償無法平息失去親人的屈忿，米娜與女兒一頭栽進與冷血體制的無聲對抗。就在積蓄即將耗盡之際，一位陌生人現身欲償付過去積欠丈夫的債務，對此一無所知的米娜即將面對更迫切的處境…… 取材自真實人物，以單親母親與聾啞女兒面對生活困境及隻身對抗不容置疑的體制之歷程，直陳伊朗社會對女性的普遍敵意。原文片名引自《古蘭經》寓言，以白牛作為伊斯蘭宗教儀式祭品，隱喻無辜百姓被判死的冤屈及不公。導演之一的瑪莉雅姆莫卡達親自演出米娜一角，展現脆弱外表下追尋正義的女性堅毅。 Mina’s life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband Babak was innocent of the crime for which he was executed. The authorities apologize for the mistake and offer the prospect of financial compensation. Mina starts a silent battle against a cynical system for her own and her daughter’s sake. Just as her money is running out, a stranger named Reza knocks at her door, saying he has come to repay a debt he owed to Babak. Mina is guarded at first, but increasingly lets Reza into her life, unaware of the secret that ties them to one another.