Diplomacy

Diplomacy (Jon Goldman, USA, 2009, 10min)



The American Secretary of State is about to meet the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs. They both have an interpreter : Michael for the United States and Azar, a radiant young woman, for Iran. Faced with increasing tension, they improvise a tacit strategy and change the dignitaries’ words. Jon Goldman does a brilliant and energetic description of exchanges during negotiation, making us feel the tension which is about to explode. Based on a topical subject, the film brings up the latent lack of understanding between Iran and the United States and calls a general question on a possible dialogue between the two countries. Through a lucid sense of irony, the film suggests that, sometimes, moving a few words could change things, as diplomatic relations often hang by the subtle thread of rhetoric.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403154/