Forum of Independents - Competition 2006 / Man Push Cart / USA, Iran 2005
Once a famous pop singer in his homeland of Pakistan, Ahmad now finds himself peddling coffee and donuts on the streets of New York as he fights to regain his dignity and the love of his little son. A convincing portrait of emigration, unfulfilled dreams, loneliness, despair and loss of hope, shot with minimalist approaches but with maximum authenticity.
Once a famous pop singer in his homeland of Pakistan, Ahmad now finds himself peddling coffee and donuts on the streets of New York as he fights to regain his dignity and the love of his little son. For a brief moment he thinks he can change his life for the better. And that he will be able to find love in his heart again. But isn’t this just another illusion? A convincing portrait of emigration, unfulfilled dreams, loneliness, despair and loss of hope, shot with minimal funding but with maximum authenticity. A truly independent film.
87 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Ramin Bahrani
/ Screenplay Ramin Bahrani
/ Dir. of Photography Michael Simmonds
/ Music Peyman Yazdanian
/ Editor Ramin Bahrani
/ Producer Ramin Bahrani, Pradip Ghosh, Bedford T. Bentley III.
/ Production Noruz Films
/ Cast Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza, Farooq “Duke” Mohammad, Upendran K. Panicker, Arun Lal, Razia Mujahid, Hassan Razvi, Mustafa Razvi, Altaf Houssein, Bill Lewis
/ Contact Noruz Films
Ramin Bahrani (b. 1975, North Carolina) graduated from Columbia University, NY, with a degree in film theory. In 1998 he left the US to live in his parents’ homeland, Iran, for the first time in his life. He stayed for three years and shot his first film there, Strangers (2000). He has made numerous short films and he also teaches acting and screenwriting. Man Push Cart (2005) is his second feature.
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