A Moment of Innocence

1996 · 78 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 4,657 VOTES · DIR. Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Overview

A semi-autobiographical account of Makhmalbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.

Drama1990s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,025 lines

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00:00:28 A MOMENT OF INNOCENCE by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
00:04:09 I used to be, during the days of the Shah, 20 years ago.
00:06:57 - How many?! - One and a half billion.
00:09:28 "I don't like you."
00:12:29 Oroumieh.
00:16:07 I just wanted to say, if you leave, you'll be replaced.
00:18:56 Don't you recognize me?
00:21:18 It's too big. What can I do?
00:23:44 Keep hold of your gun!
00:27:03 When I went on duty
00:29:14 Leave the bowl there when you've finished.
00:32:06 but you can't do everything.
00:34:41 You're repeating what I said.
00:37:17 Leave me alone at my age.
00:39:28 Good-bye. Come again!
00:42:53 Of course they can! Two heads are better than one!
00:45:33 - I want to be the mother. - Forget it.
00:48:04 or else she'd have come back.
00:53:17 The sun doesn't stay in the same place.
00:56:56 Then, if people crowd round
01:00:29 We don't need that to save mankind.
01:04:26 Yes.
01:06:36 I didn't know I'd be thwarted.
01:14:35 Written, directed and edited by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Cast & Characters

Mirhadi Tayebi The Policeman Mohsen Makhmalbaf The Director Ali Bakhsi The Young Policeman Ammar Tafti Dehghan The Young Director Maryam Mohamadamini The Young Woman Moharram Zaynalzadeh Mr. Zinal Hana Makhmalbaf Girl at door (director's daughter)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,025
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:00:28
Final line01:14:35

Production Record

DirectorMohsen Makhmalbaf
LanguagePersian
Revenue$37,598
IMDb votes4,657