1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,693 Speaker 1: from News Talks at Me. 3 00:00:26,253 --> 00:00:29,813 Speaker 2: It's Lady six. She's performing at Symphony in the Auckland 4 00:00:29,853 --> 00:00:31,813 Speaker 2: Domain last night. Oh my gosh, I was just driving 5 00:00:31,813 --> 00:00:34,893 Speaker 2: past the Domain before. It looks amazing. It's gonna be 6 00:00:34,933 --> 00:00:37,893 Speaker 2: a huge event. These symphony events just seem to get 7 00:00:37,933 --> 00:00:39,933 Speaker 2: bigger and bigger and bigger and more popular. Feels like 8 00:00:40,653 --> 00:00:42,413 Speaker 2: half a country is going to be going to Synthhony. 9 00:00:42,453 --> 00:00:45,533 Speaker 2: So if you don't know synthony, it's basically a blend 10 00:00:45,693 --> 00:00:50,813 Speaker 2: of you have or an orchestra playing dance music and 11 00:00:50,893 --> 00:00:55,533 Speaker 2: it's outdoors. Everyone gets together. It's really it's yeah. It 12 00:00:55,653 --> 00:00:58,533 Speaker 2: kind of brings in people from all different kind of 13 00:00:58,533 --> 00:01:01,853 Speaker 2: generations and music tastes and everyone just has a really 14 00:01:01,893 --> 00:01:04,133 Speaker 2: good spirited dance in the Domain. So it's gonna be 15 00:01:04,133 --> 00:01:07,573 Speaker 2: pretty epic at Auckland Domain when that kicks off tonight. 16 00:01:07,653 --> 00:01:09,133 Speaker 2: Right now, it is twenty one minutes to ten on 17 00:01:09,173 --> 00:01:10,733 Speaker 2: news Stork. He'd be time to catch up with our 18 00:01:10,773 --> 00:01:16,213 Speaker 2: film reviewer Francesca Rudkin for her picks this weekend. Good morning, 19 00:01:16,613 --> 00:01:19,373 Speaker 2: Let's start off with a film that is showing in 20 00:01:19,373 --> 00:01:21,493 Speaker 2: cinemas at the moment tell us about the seed of 21 00:01:21,533 --> 00:01:24,053 Speaker 2: the sacred fig right. 22 00:01:24,373 --> 00:01:28,293 Speaker 1: So this is just under three hours long. It was 23 00:01:28,493 --> 00:01:31,773 Speaker 1: nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. It 24 00:01:31,893 --> 00:01:35,533 Speaker 1: won their Can't Special Dury Prize last year. It's from 25 00:01:35,613 --> 00:01:41,373 Speaker 1: Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Russeloff and in completing this film, which 26 00:01:41,453 --> 00:01:46,293 Speaker 1: was shot entirely in secret and Iran, he was sentenced 27 00:01:46,333 --> 00:01:49,773 Speaker 1: to eight years jail and a flogging. He managed to 28 00:01:49,813 --> 00:01:53,293 Speaker 1: leave the country and we think now resides in Germany. 29 00:01:54,493 --> 00:01:56,733 Speaker 1: And if you go and watch this film, it's absolutely 30 00:01:56,813 --> 00:02:03,173 Speaker 1: no surprise really that has happened to him. So it's 31 00:02:03,213 --> 00:02:06,813 Speaker 1: a story about an investigating judge and the revolutionary court 32 00:02:06,893 --> 00:02:10,613 Speaker 1: in Tehran. It's a very stressful job. He's just had 33 00:02:10,613 --> 00:02:12,973 Speaker 1: a promotion, which is very excited about. It means that 34 00:02:12,973 --> 00:02:16,893 Speaker 1: the family gets to move to a bigger apartment, but 35 00:02:17,213 --> 00:02:20,573 Speaker 1: it also puts an awful lot of pressure on his 36 00:02:20,693 --> 00:02:23,573 Speaker 1: home life, on his wife and his two daughters, one 37 00:02:23,573 --> 00:02:25,013 Speaker 1: who is at high school and one who was just 38 00:02:25,013 --> 00:02:28,653 Speaker 1: starting college, because all eyes are on them and they 39 00:02:28,733 --> 00:02:34,173 Speaker 1: need to make sure that they behave perfectly and are 40 00:02:34,213 --> 00:02:36,053 Speaker 1: not seen to step out of line in any way. 41 00:02:36,093 --> 00:02:39,933 Speaker 1: And this is difficult because at this particular time, there 42 00:02:39,973 --> 00:02:43,173 Speaker 1: is an awful lot of protests going on, and of 43 00:02:43,213 --> 00:02:46,093 Speaker 1: course a lot of women, in particular at demanding more 44 00:02:46,133 --> 00:02:48,133 Speaker 1: human rights, have been able to live their lives the 45 00:02:48,133 --> 00:02:51,373 Speaker 1: way they want to. And during this time, the judge's 46 00:02:51,373 --> 00:02:54,213 Speaker 1: gun disappears and he's left to suspect that his wife 47 00:02:54,333 --> 00:02:57,093 Speaker 1: or his daughter's have something to do with it, causing 48 00:02:57,133 --> 00:02:59,213 Speaker 1: this terrible tension in the house. It's the sort of 49 00:02:59,253 --> 00:03:05,333 Speaker 1: psychological portrayal of living under a theocracy in a run 50 00:03:05,373 --> 00:03:09,853 Speaker 1: and the paranoia, the violence, and the tension that kind 51 00:03:09,893 --> 00:03:13,053 Speaker 1: of comes with it. It's a story of oppression and 52 00:03:13,093 --> 00:03:18,133 Speaker 1: resilience and hope, and I think a very brave film 53 00:03:18,213 --> 00:03:21,733 Speaker 1: considering the very serious consequences which had been imposed upon 54 00:03:21,773 --> 00:03:24,493 Speaker 1: the director. I believe other members too who were involved 55 00:03:24,493 --> 00:03:26,093 Speaker 1: in the making of this film have also had to 56 00:03:26,173 --> 00:03:28,493 Speaker 1: leave the country as well. Look if you want, it's 57 00:03:28,493 --> 00:03:31,333 Speaker 1: a very taut film. The pressure really builds, it kind 58 00:03:31,333 --> 00:03:35,093 Speaker 1: of unfolds slowly, but you really do feel the fear 59 00:03:35,173 --> 00:03:37,093 Speaker 1: of these people and what it must be like to 60 00:03:37,173 --> 00:03:41,053 Speaker 1: live in a press of society like this. Yeah, yeah, no, 61 00:03:41,213 --> 00:03:41,893 Speaker 1: quite remarkable. 62 00:03:41,933 --> 00:03:44,333 Speaker 2: Sounds incredible. Yeah, Okay, so that's the seed of the 63 00:03:44,333 --> 00:03:47,973 Speaker 2: Sacred fig that's showing in cinemas at the moment. Next up, 64 00:03:48,013 --> 00:03:51,693 Speaker 2: something completely different. Let's have a listen to a working 65 00:03:51,813 --> 00:03:55,213 Speaker 2: man on my life's past, and I love the Royal Marines. 66 00:03:55,373 --> 00:03:56,933 Speaker 2: A lot of people would came it up on't they 67 00:03:57,093 --> 00:03:59,253 Speaker 2: You gave me a job, you were pleasing with me, 68 00:03:59,613 --> 00:04:05,653 Speaker 2: You color, Jenny, you're my family. Excuse me, it's not 69 00:04:05,733 --> 00:04:18,373 Speaker 2: your business. That is, of course, Jason Statham and what 70 00:04:18,493 --> 00:04:23,453 Speaker 2: I would describe as a not particularly convincing American accent. 71 00:04:25,333 --> 00:04:28,453 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, okay, this is a working man. Look. 72 00:04:28,533 --> 00:04:31,093 Speaker 1: I actually was looking forward to this because last year 73 00:04:31,333 --> 00:04:34,453 Speaker 1: Jason Staffham and David Eir, the director on this film, 74 00:04:34,493 --> 00:04:37,293 Speaker 1: they teamed up together to create a film called The Beekeeper. 75 00:04:37,573 --> 00:04:41,573 Speaker 1: People might remember it. He played this character Adam Clay, 76 00:04:41,573 --> 00:04:44,413 Speaker 1: who single handedly sort of set out to destroy a 77 00:04:44,613 --> 00:04:47,693 Speaker 1: scammering that had taken advantage of a lovely old woman 78 00:04:48,213 --> 00:04:51,173 Speaker 1: that Adam knew. And it was great fun and it 79 00:04:51,213 --> 00:04:55,453 Speaker 1: was a really good action thriller. So I was like, yay, okay, 80 00:04:55,493 --> 00:04:57,973 Speaker 1: tour back together again. This is awesome. Let's see what 81 00:04:57,973 --> 00:05:02,773 Speaker 1: they produced this time. Well, criikey okay. It's produced and 82 00:05:02,853 --> 00:05:06,813 Speaker 1: written by Sylvester Stallone and it it's got his sort 83 00:05:06,853 --> 00:05:09,053 Speaker 1: of name all over it in the field of it. 84 00:05:09,173 --> 00:05:13,973 Speaker 1: The music, the soundtrack is ridiculously epic and over the top. 85 00:05:14,053 --> 00:05:17,853 Speaker 1: It's really earnest and a very far fetched story. And 86 00:05:17,893 --> 00:05:20,733 Speaker 1: we know that Jason stephan one of the great things 87 00:05:20,773 --> 00:05:23,093 Speaker 1: is he is a brilliant action guy, but he also 88 00:05:23,213 --> 00:05:26,413 Speaker 1: can throw the humor into things as well. There is 89 00:05:26,613 --> 00:05:29,853 Speaker 1: nothing subtle about this film. It's all laid out for 90 00:05:29,933 --> 00:05:34,253 Speaker 1: you through sort of pretty simple dialogue. The wardrobe, oh 91 00:05:34,293 --> 00:05:37,733 Speaker 1: my goodness, the cliched way that people addressed. I mean, 92 00:05:37,773 --> 00:05:40,373 Speaker 1: I started laughing when I don't think I was supposed 93 00:05:40,413 --> 00:05:44,333 Speaker 1: to be laughing. But look, there is always room for 94 00:05:44,453 --> 00:05:48,133 Speaker 1: an over the top take itself too seriously, escapism, piece 95 00:05:48,173 --> 00:05:52,973 Speaker 1: of action thriller. It's just unfortunately, you know, the director 96 00:05:53,213 --> 00:05:55,653 Speaker 1: and the actor did such a good job last year. 97 00:05:55,853 --> 00:05:58,933 Speaker 1: My hopes were raised, and you know, I mean, this 98 00:05:59,013 --> 00:06:03,253 Speaker 1: is their wheelhouse. This is what Jason Stressor does so well, 99 00:06:03,333 --> 00:06:05,613 Speaker 1: and I think that him and David Air could have 100 00:06:05,613 --> 00:06:09,013 Speaker 1: done a really good job of this. But it's just yeah, anyway, 101 00:06:09,173 --> 00:06:10,413 Speaker 1: there we go. I'll leave it a bit. 102 00:06:10,533 --> 00:06:13,013 Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, if that acting does anything to go 103 00:06:13,053 --> 00:06:17,973 Speaker 2: by I mean if we all love a just Stathan 104 00:06:18,093 --> 00:06:20,053 Speaker 2: being like, oh, yeah, you know, I'm just in every 105 00:06:20,093 --> 00:06:23,293 Speaker 2: man who happens to be alsome at killing people, but like, 106 00:06:24,333 --> 00:06:26,813 Speaker 2: I just don't know why you trust me. 107 00:06:27,173 --> 00:06:30,653 Speaker 1: Yeah, at least you have to worry about what the 108 00:06:30,693 --> 00:06:33,253 Speaker 1: way they've dressed everybody to make them so clearly obvious, 109 00:06:33,293 --> 00:06:35,813 Speaker 1: like you're the bad guy. Oh, you're the you know yeah, 110 00:06:37,133 --> 00:06:39,533 Speaker 1: and then the sort of the gangsters all dressed in 111 00:06:39,573 --> 00:06:42,533 Speaker 1: these ridiculously over the top sort of tracks outfits, which 112 00:06:42,613 --> 00:06:45,213 Speaker 1: makes me so stand out, like you know that they wouldn't. 113 00:06:45,293 --> 00:06:46,653 Speaker 1: Oh I can't. I just don't get you know. 114 00:06:46,733 --> 00:06:49,133 Speaker 2: Sometimes they say they say that there's some study it 115 00:06:49,453 --> 00:06:52,333 Speaker 2: says that your your brain in watching TV or movies 116 00:06:52,373 --> 00:06:55,493 Speaker 2: sometimes your brain can be less active than when it's sleeping. 117 00:06:55,773 --> 00:06:57,493 Speaker 2: It sounds like one of those films. It sounds like 118 00:06:57,493 --> 00:07:00,293 Speaker 2: one of those films if you're just sit in front 119 00:07:00,293 --> 00:07:02,933 Speaker 2: of it and the film happens to you for anything 120 00:07:02,973 --> 00:07:06,493 Speaker 2: else and going very good, Okay, that's thank you. That 121 00:07:06,613 --> 00:07:09,733 Speaker 2: is a working man that's showing in cinemas now. Francesca 122 00:07:09,813 --> 00:07:12,013 Speaker 2: brings us a variety. That's why we love talking with 123 00:07:12,053 --> 00:07:14,573 Speaker 2: her on Saturday mornings. The Seed of the Sacred fig 124 00:07:14,973 --> 00:07:18,493 Speaker 2: is the nearly three hour film in Pharsei, the first 125 00:07:18,493 --> 00:07:20,053 Speaker 2: one that she shared with us. We'll put both of 126 00:07:20,093 --> 00:07:21,693 Speaker 2: those films and all the details for them up on 127 00:07:21,733 --> 00:07:25,133 Speaker 2: the News Talks. 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