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87% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf Written by Mohsen Makhmalbaf Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf Box office 22,978 USD | 5.5/10 IMDb 2.2/5 Mubi Produced by Mohsen Makhmalbaf Cinematography Ebrahim Ghafori Screenplay Mohsen Makhmalbaf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Daler Nazarov
Mariam Gaibova
Farzona Beknazarova Music by Daler Nazarov
Nahid Zeinalpur Initial release 9 December 2005 (South Korea) Cast Daler Nazarov, Mariam Gaibova, Tahmineh Ebrahimova, Malohat Abdulloeva, Farzona Beknazarova Music director Daler Nazarov, Nahid Zeinalpur Similar Angel on the Right, Gabbeh, The Silence, A Moment of Innocence, To Get to Heaven - First You | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sex & Philosophy (Original title: Sex O Phalsapheh) is a 2005 French-Iranian-Tajik film directed, written and produced by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Starring Daler Nazarov, Mariam Gaibova, and Farzona Beknazarova, the film is set in Tajikistan. Sex & Philosophy premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2005. It saw a theatrical release in South Korea, Turkey, Italy, Singapore and Russia. Sex & Philosophy was Tajikistan's official selection for the 78th Academy Awards but it was disqualified because English subtitles were not added to the film in the time allowed by the Academy.
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Plot
In the midst of a mid-life crisis Jan, a 40-year-old dancing teacher, decides to tell his four lovers about each other. He gathers them together to explain his actions, going into details about why he first started his affairs with each of them. He gives them each a watch and they leave. Later, he discovers that one of his lovers was also having an affair with three other men when she calls him to a similar meeting and begins explaining why she begins an affair with each of them.