Shabe Quzi

Shabe Quzi in Persian literally Night of the Hunchback is a 1965 Iranian film comedy film directed and produced by Farrokh Ghaffari. The film script was based on a story from One Thousand and One Nights, but arranged for modern city life in Tehran. This was Ghaffaris third film after Jonube Shahr The South of the City and Arous Kodumeh? Which One is Bride which both didnt have a good grossing. Jalal Moghaddam another intellectual film director and George Lichensky an IranianAssyrian cinematographer encouraged Ghaffari to make this film. At first the story was set in the medieval times as in the ancient stories of One Thousand and One Nights occurred. However, the censorship office forced Ghaffari to turn the story of the film to a modern setting.

Critics like Georges Sadoul and Hajir Dariush admired the film. Film was also screened at the 196465 Cannes and Locarno festivals.

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