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Sex & Philosophy

2005-12-09 · 102 min · ★ 6.8

Romance · Drama

In the midst of a mid-life crisis Jan, a 40 year old dancing teacher, decides to instigate a revolution against himself. His first act is to summon each of his four lovers, who are unaware of each other, to join him at the dance studio where we assume he is a tutor. His revelations to the women prompt a discourse about love and the fleeting nature of happiness. But when he comes to the fourth and final woman, he finds that his own philosophy of love is not as easy to apply as he had presumed. He realizes that the more the contemporary world has become sexually oriented the farther it has moved away from love...

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Directors
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Production companies
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, Wild Bunch, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Countries
Iran, Tajikistan, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Daler Nazarov
Mariam Gaibova
Farzana Beknazarov
Tahmineh Ebrahimova
Malohat Abdulloeva
Ali Akbar Abdulloev
Lutfullo Davlat
Ahliddin Sharipov
Shohnazarov Neekqadam
Nikolai Tibikin
Nadira Abdullaeva
Dilafruz Burkhanova
Nodira Mazitova
Zarina Shugaipova
Malika Gadoeva
Tamanno Karimova
Turana Ismail
Gulrukhsor Gayurova
Nasiba Nasimova
Margarita Yen

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