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"The Legend of Love is a fascinating, stately glimpse at the rugged beauty of the Kurdistan mountains and the customs and the rituals of the people. Years ago, the idealistic Horman quit med school to work at the clinic in his war torn hometown clinic of Boonan. Now his beloved, Khazar, travels this hardscrabble land in search of him, accompanied only by a cassette of his soothing songs and musings, not to mention a will for tolerance and knowledge. And learn she does, as shes taken under the wing of nomadic Kurd groups, witnessing many of their colourful and passionate ceremonies. Farhad Mehranfar's third feature exhibits an admirable patience and inquisitiveness"—Variety.
Mehranfar's Tree of Life (MIFF 1999) captivated audiences with its explosive imagery. The director is able to weave his camera unobtrusively into action and ritual, retaining spontaneity of performance and, in viewing his work, with passion and soul.