Review by Setareh Sabeti: A scene from “20 Fingers” (2004) directed by Mania Akbari.A film in several episodes with Bijan Daneshmand and Mania Akbari, exposing some of the issues of men and women within the confines of traditionand family lifein Iran. Each episode is devoted to various life situations and displays a different form of male/female interaction. The placing of the actors in a moving vehicle or against a moving back drop signifies the movement of life despite all the obstacles in its way. The film deals with the roots of dependencies, limitations, power struggles and conflict that are the familiar stuff of life of couples in the Middle East.
