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In the movie, it is a metaphor about a diverse group of young people looking for pleasure in a country where so much is prohibited. A gay man is forced into an arranged marriage. An unmarried couple cannot find a place to be alone. A female musician isn't allowed to pursue a career due to her gender. Nearly 70 percent of Iran's roughly 80 million people are under the age of 35, and while Keshavarz was raised in the United States, he said he returns frequently to Iran. "You go to the movie theaters and you never see anything that reflects our lives. Something as simple as having drinks with your friends and talking, meeting up in a restaurant, meeting up in a cafe. People are really insistent on living their lives freely," he said.
The subject matter seen in "Dog Sweat" is forbidden in Iran. The government prefers movies that represent an idealized version of the country - a place without gay men and women and where members of the opposite sex mix only if married. A typical film production involves submitting a screenplay to the censorship board. They will either reject it or return it with notes. Once it's been approved, production can begin. But no movie is released without the board's final approval. The past two decades of media within the US have painted a picture of Iranians- one full of women in burqas, executions, denouncement of western culture, and an ongoing threat of nuclear weaponry. What we don’t see is the other side of the coin: a vibrant youth community that is bursting of culture. Photographers Hossein Fatemi and Kaveh Rostamhani have painted a different picture of Iran with these stunning, revealing photographs that depict the rebellious youth of Iran indulging in life’s many vices. In a system of strict Islamic rules, many have found loopholes that allow a bit of leeway- something that goes a long way in a nation with such strict laws.

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