Talk:No One Knows About Persian Cats

An open letter to Bahman Ghobādi by Tarang Abediān

This open letter (in Persian) has come to my attention, the contents of which is deserving of being reflected in the main entry. In this letter, the film director Ms Abediān accuses Mr Gobādi of using amongst other things her research material for her documentary film "Not a Figment of Imagination" (Na Yek Tavahhom - research on this documentary began in 2002 and work on its production in 2003), which is about the life of a young Iranian musician in Tehran, in making his recent film "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (Kasi Az Gorbeh-hā-yeh Irāni Khabar Nadārad); she accuses Mr Turaj Aslāni, the Cameraman of both films, as having acted as a mole. In the letter Ms Abediān states that the fact that Mr Gobādi has succeeded in making his film in just 17 days shows the extent to which Mr Gobādi has relied on her research material, without her permission and even her prior knowledge.--BF 12:01, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

I would absolutely object to this. At this point, we know nothing more than that it is a respectable film, made to detail the lives of young musicians in a totalitarian country. We know that Iran's regime obviously does not approve of these movies being made, and is doing everything it can to taint the background of the directors, the actors and anyone else associated with this movie. Just because someone publishes an open letter does not mean that that merits mentioning. Please refrain from believeing everything you read and hear via public media, as the Iranian Intelligence agency is well aware of all the tools at its dispoval to advance its horrific cause! User:Babak, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Babak, I disagree with your logic in the strongest possible terms. Wikipedia is not a platform for political campaigning, nor for giving expression to our likes and dislikes; it is a place where facts as they are must be stated. The only reason that I myself have not incorporated the above issue into the main text is that I know too little about the background to have a personal opinion about it (e.g., I do not know the background of Ms Abediān, that for instance she may have made similar allegations in the past against other directors). You should realise that truth is sacred and thus cannot be sacrificed at the altar of political expediency; not respecting this principle, is just one sure way for becoming corrupt and advancing corruption in the society; that the political system in Iran suffered from problems does not provide us with a licence to close our eyes to injustice where it manifests itself. Mr Ghobadi, who may or may not be guilty of what he is accused of (as I just mentioned, I do not know enough about the background to have a personal opinion about the allegation), is merely an individual who like all other individuals is to respect the basic rules of propriety in a civil society. Moreover, like any other human being, he is prone to mistakes (it is utterly incomprehensible to me why we should idolise any human being, whether Mr Ghobadi, or someone else). If you believe that thieves and corrupt individuals have their true identities written on their foreheads, then you are badly mistaken (e.g., over 80% of victims of rape know the perpetrators of this crime -- they are mostly amongst the family and friends of the victim). Incidentally, cinemaema.com is not known to me as being favourably biased towards the government of Iran. In fact, I have not seen the open letter at issue referred to in any of the pro-government news media (such as Keyhan, IRNA, etc.). Although I have liked whatever I have seem by Mr Ghobadi (I am rather sympathetic towards him as an artist), I take the allegation very seriously. In point of fact, I feel a deep disgust towards those who get away unscathed with what they have unjustly appropriated from others. I would deeply resent myself if my political preferences would stand in the way justice. --BF 14:56, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Daarkoob

Hi,

According to their website and their Facebook, they romanize their name as Daarkoob. The Darkoob - Dk found in No One Knows About Persian Cats (Music from the Motion Picture) is, from my point of hearing, an edited version of Daarkoob - Torbat.

Lacrymocéphale 22:53, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

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