Concerning the Bodyguard (S)
2015·United States·11 min.
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Based on a short story by Donald Barthelme, and read by author Salman Rushdie, 'Concerning the Bodyguard' is a story about dictatorship and overthrow. An omniscient narrator questions the thoughts and loyalties of a bodyguard entrusted with the protection of an important and dubious leader.
DirectorKasra Farahani
ScreenwriterDonald Barthelme
MusicGlockabelle
CinematographyAlexander Alexandrov
CastJunes Zahdi·Salman Rushdie·Ayden Mayeri·Simon Sion Ebrahimi·Brando Abro·Billy Khoury·Alexei Berdovski·Angel Fajardo
Original titleConcerning the Bodyguard (S)