After the sharp character touches, what is most striking is the rhetoric. In this blatant advertising stunt, contestants rhapsodize on how they learned about humanity from their rivals, explored stamina and clarity of purpose in themselves. It reminded me of the 1930s, when men used to vie in flagpole-sitting contests. Some person or company put up prize money for the man who could sit atop a flagpole on a building for the longest time. I forget what the winning number of days was, but I remember an interview with one of the winners, florid with the same Texas diction of grand heroism.
Narcotics come in various shapes and sizes.
Another Iranian meditation on the mysteries of childhood. A small brother and sister in Tehran and their difficulties about a pair of sneakers. Unconventional sex upsets a provincial French married couple who thought their lives were settled.