Review: 'The Gardener' digs into the Bahai faith
Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf goes to Israel to explore the Persia-rooted religion. It's a trippy, ethereal mood piece, but it rarely gels./ Bill Murray and Naomi Watts on the set of "St. Vincent de Van Nuys" on the streets of New York City./ The free-form documentary "The Gardener" takes acclaimed, exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf ("Kandahar") and son Maysam to Israel to investigate the 170-year-old Bahai faith, which — although based in Haifa —has its roots in Persia. Unfortunately, the elder Makhmalbaf, who wrote ...
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