Cinematic Sympathy with a Storytelling Attitude
by Maziar Sheibanifar
In Eternal Children (2006), Pouran Derakhshandeh has a sympathetic attitude towards children with Down syndrome, although the storytelling is not very strong.This time, she chose another group of people with disabilities in society and portrayed some of their issues, obstacles and challenges with style and techniques of filmmaking she used from the beginning of her directorial activity. She obviously tried to tell an attractive and comprehensive story and attract the audience. Over the past years, acceptable movies have been made based on the life and needs of people with disabilities all around the world, especially in Hollywood. The fantasy element, the attractiveness of the story and the effectiveness are emphasized in movies of this type. Professional and capab...




