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it's about violence, unless you're You can leave Iran, but Iran wrote, I think it was a play called
really trying to stop violence that will never leave you. This film The Optimist, which was optimist
kills people. That's a different story. transcends the boundaries and pessimist mixed together. And
However, I believe that as long of cinema and specifically I think it was a beneficial way to
as the discussion involves ideas, addresses the struggle for look at life. It's always mixed. In
creativity, and art, censorship is identity faced by both women the end, I believe that the mission
not a viable option. I don't see any and the nation. Do you remains unfulfilled, as it requires
way that it can be legitimate to do believe that the mission has constant forward motion. But
it. been successfully completed, I think when I look at the film
allowing the people to feel objectively, if that's possible,
In Portugal, we have a word proud and maintain hope? then I think it's a small mission
that has no translation in Eran Riklis: I hope it's a mission accomplished because at least
the world. It's ours alone. accomplished, but if nothing is it highlights something about
It's called saudade. It is a ever accomplished, you always everything we're talking about,
mixture of powerful emotions, have to look forward. I think I about oppression and freedom
including feelings of shared tend—I don't normally say—if I'm and about the power of literature
memories and love for someone not optimistic, then I cannot make and the power of thinking, the
or a place. In your movie, we films. It is essential to maintain power of trying to make the world
have a mention like that in a your optimism. There was once an a better place. It sounds very old-
way that celebrates Iran as an Arab-Palestinian writer here in fashioned to say that, but I think
identity above political regime. Israel called Emil Habibi, and he it's still true.