Life, and Nothing More...

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Life, and Nothing More... is a 1992 Iranian docufiction film by Abbas Kiarostami that follows a director and his son traveling through earthquake-stricken northern Iran, blending reality and fiction to explore resilience and the nature of cinema.

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instanceOf Iranian film
docufiction film
film
alsoKnownAs And Life Goes On
Zendegi va digar hich
linked to: Zendegi
basedOnEvent 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake
cinematicMovement Iranian New Wave
cinematographicApproach long takes
observational camera style
countryOfOrigin Iran
criticalReception internationally acclaimed
depicts reconstruction after earthquake
search for actors from Where Is the Friend's House?
director Abbas Kiarostami
directorNationality Iranian
directorRole Abbas Kiarostami appears as a fictionalized director
linked to: Abbas Kiarostami
filmTechnique blend of documentary and fiction
on-location shooting
use of non-professional actors
followedBy Through the Olive Trees
follows Where Is the Friend's House?
genre docufiction
drama film
hasTitle Life, and Nothing More...
includedIn world cinema canon
mainTheme everyday life after disaster
nature of cinema
relationship between reality and fiction
resilience
narrativeFocus aftermath of an earthquake
journey of a director and his son
notableFor humanistic portrayal of rural life
minimalist style
self-reflexive narrative
originalLanguage Persian
partOf Koker Trilogy
productionPeriod early 1990s
releaseYear 1992
screenwriter Abbas Kiarostami
settingLocation Koker
northern Iran
style meta-cinematic narrative
realist cinema
timePeriodDepicted post-1990 earthquake Iran

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Abbas Kiarostami notableWork Life, and Nothing More...
Life, and Nothing More... hasTitle Life, and Nothing More...