Where or When (film)
Where or When is a 2003 film by Iranian film director Bahman Pour-Azar. He co-wrote the film script with Jun Kim over seven years, but shot the entire movie in less than a week at various locations in both New York and New Jersey. The film was produced for less than US$50,000.
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| Directed by | Bahman Pour-Azar |
| Produced by | Bahman Pour-Azar, Ramiz Adeeb Azar |
| Screenplay by | Bahman Pour-Azar, Jun Kim |
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| Music by | Gaili Schoen |
| Cinematography | Sean O'Halloran |
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Running time | 1h 25m |
| Budget | US $50,000 |
The 85-minute feature was inspired by the 1959 French classic Hiroshima Mon Amour directed by Alain Resnais and contains the classic show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes In Arms, Where Or When.
Where Or When stars Mitchell Conwell, Shelly DeChristofaro, Jun Kim, and Carl Monego.
Synopsis
The film takes place on the eve of a nuclear holocaust, an event that the characters are unaware of. During this final day they must deal with anger, guilt, hatred, and love. All of this set to the backdrop of today's global issues.
Themes
Pour-Azar is able to film this event that portrays a scenario with horrible and unimaginable consequences by using the terrifying images from Hiroshima Mon Amour and contrasting them with the upbeat show tune Where or When.
At the film's screening, Stuart Alson, who founded The New York Independent Film and Video Festival, said that the piece was "a parallel line of work with the French masterpiece Hiroshima mon Amour!
Honors
The film was previewed at various film festivals in 2003 before its official 2008 release including the New York Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Festival; Los Angeles Film Festival and the New York Film and Video Festival where it was nominated for the "Grand Selection".