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Original Title: Nakh-O-Suzan

Released: 2000

Country: Iran

Director: Maani Petgar

Language: Persian

Theme: Ethnicity & Cultural Identity

Genre: Documentary

Summary

Petgar features Eshrat Badr, an Iranian needle worker and ethnic costume-maker. The craft of bejeweling Iranian clothing is a long tradition that continues with great pride. Petgar's work in this piece is a visual treat, full of color and insight. It begins with a visual tome to Shiraz, an Iranian city of inspiring Islamic architecture and design and ends with a pageantry where history and jeweled clothing art come together.
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