Sex & Philosophy is a 2005 French-Iranian-Tajik film directed, written and produced by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy.Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave...

. Starring Daler Nazarov

Daler Nazarov

Daler Nazarov is a Tajik/Pamiri songwriter, singer and actor.Nazarov was born in the Former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan. He has lived in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan for most of his life, but had to leave the country in the early 90's due to a civil war that ended around 1997...

, Mariam Gaibova, and Farzona Beknazarova the film is set in Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

. Sex & Philosophy premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival

Montreal World Film Festival

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 in September 2005. It saw a theatrical release in South Korea

South Korea

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, Turkey

Turkey

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, Italy

Italy

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, Singapore

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 and Russia

Russia

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. Sex & Philosophy was Tajikistan's official selection for the 78th Academy Awards

78th Academy Awards

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 but it was disqualified because English

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 subtitles were not added to the film in the time allowed by the Academy

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Plot

In the midst of a mid-life crisis Jan, a 40 year old dancing teacher, decides to tell his four lovers about each other. He gathers them together to explain his actions, going into details about why he first started his affairs with each of them. He gives them each a watch and they leave. Later, he discovers that one of his lovers was also having an affair with three other men when she calls him to a similar meeting and begins explaining why she began an affair with each of them.

Cast

• Daler Nazarov
  Daler Nazarov
  Daler Nazarov is a Tajik/Pamiri songwriter, singer and actor.Nazarov was born in the Former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan. He has lived in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan for most of his life, but had to leave the country in the early 90's due to a civil war that ended around 1997...
  
   as Jan
• Mariam Gaibova
• Farzona Beknazarova
• Tahmineh Ebrahimova
• Malohat Abdulloeva
• Nadira Abdullaeva
• Ali Akbar Abdulloev
• Dilafruz Burkhanova
• Lutfullo Davlat
• Malika Gadoeva
• Nika Gafurova
• Gulrukhsor Gayurova
• Turana Ismail
• Tamanno Karimova
• Nodira Mazitova
• Nasiba Nasimova
• Ahliddin Sharipov
• Neekqadam Shohnazarov
• Zarina Shugaipova
• Nikolai Tibikin
• Margarita Yen

Awards

• 2005 Nomination for the Grand Prix des Amériques at the Montreal World Film Festival
  Montreal World Film Festival
  The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...