Arriving in Toronto from Iran, 19 year old Pedram Abasi embarks on a journey shared by millions of people every year, adapting to a new language and culture. While making great progress to the delight of his aunt and uncle who have taken him in, Pedram's life drastically changes course when he meets Nima and Chirssy who introduce him to a world of all night raves, promiscuous sex, and taking Ecstasy till sunrise. Before long, Pedram's family begins to resent his irresponsible ways and regret ever taking him in. With his education in peril and his life on a downward spiral, Pedram must now regain control before all hope is lost.
I want to go see it so I can take a picture of my name in the credits... LOL.
Sorry if it looks like I'm boasting, but I've kept it to myself for a year until this movie came out. :P
E2EK1EL
The Koshket Journey
GGM
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Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
While making great progress to the delight of his aunt and uncle who have taken him in, Pedram's life drastically changes course when he meets Nima and Chirssy who introduce him to a world of all night raves, promiscuous sex, and taking Ecstasy till sunrise.
Had to do a double read on that one, swore I thought it read Prometheus Xex lol
CMR
Oh great, another anti-drug, anti-rave, anti-sex, anti-whatever movie.
Shaya007
Congrats..this was done with the club's permission I hope! lol
They called me to ask If I could help them and get the club to do some video done a few years ago. It never went through as far as I remember since they didn't want to pay the rental fee...
aside from the club shots, I gotta say it's possibly the worst acting/ movie I've ever seen about the scene
Prometheus Xex
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Originally posted by Shaya007
Congrats..this was done with the club's permission I hope! lol
They called me to ask If I could help them and get the club to do some video done a few years ago. It never went through as far as I remember since they didn't want to pay the rental fee...
aside from the club shots, I gotta say it's possibly the worst acting/ movie I've ever seen about the scene
I wasn't the only contributor of the club footage, and have not seen the film yet, so I'm not sure what they actually used of mine or how much. My agreement was with them and they intern had signed agreements with the various establishments. All I know is they used some of it and I get to see my name fly by in the credits... LOL.
As for the movie itself? I'll have to check it out. :)
Shaya007
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Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
I wasn't the only contributor of the club footage, and have not seen the film yet, so I'm not sure what they actually used of mine or how much. My agreement was with them and they intern had signed agreements with the various establishments. All I know is they used some of it and I get to see my name fly by in the credits... LOL.
As for the movie itself? I'll have to check it out. :)
got the same people an actress which was a Guv danceer @ the time to shoot a music video..never got a thank you or credit...
hopefully you'll have better luck :)
Prometheus Xex
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Originally posted by Shaya007
got the same people an actress which was a Guv danceer @ the time to shoot a music video..never got a thank you or credit...
that's too bad. I really don't know how this stuff works and I'm sure it's a fluke they even found my videos. I think at the time he saw them on Vimeo if I'm not mistaken. Perhaps credit somehow works on a more direct approach such as if you were an agency who supplied talent or they used something you produced? Not sure.
Shaya007
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Originally posted by Prometheus Xex
that's too bad. I really don't know how this stuff works and I'm sure it's a fluke they even found my videos. I think at the time he saw them on Vimeo if I'm not mistaken. Perhaps credit somehow works on a more direct approach such as if you were an agency who supplied talent or they used something you produced? Not sure.
no Idea..I did a friend a favor and found them what they needed for the lead in 2 hrs..and nothing
VDub
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Originally posted by Shaya007
Congrats..this was done with the club's permission I hope! lol
They called me to ask If I could help them and get the club to do some video done a few years ago. It never went through as far as I remember since they didn't want to pay the rental fee...
aside from the club shots, I gotta say it's possibly the worst acting/ movie I've ever seen about the scene
dude...
I totally remember this guy pm'ing me about this!!!
I guess it worked out for him...
FunkyCrew
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About 20 minutes into Lost Journey, new Iranian student immigrant Pedram (Reza Sholeh) starts griping about the illegality of beating women in Canada with his more culturally versed cousin, Arya (Pedram Ziaei), only the sound wasn't recorded properly, so you have to rely on subtitles and key words to discern just what is going on. You certainly can't rely on visuals to tell the story, since the coverage, shot composition and non-existent lighting give a desultory, amateur porn or queer art house vibe that suggests cinematographer technological bewilderment.
In all fairness, this galling cinematic incompetence is the bestselling feature of first-time director Ant Horasanli's admonition about the perils of falling prey to loose Canadian morals, aside from the presence of Persian pop star Andy Madadin, whose permed mullet deserves a film of its own. At least you can laugh while being preached at by someone that fails entirely at communicating their point.
Now, Pedram comes to Canada to learn English, which he seemingly does within two days, discussing how "ing cool" it is to "party," when not giving attitude in class or driving around with his cousin looking at enormous, tacky houses that they apparently want to own some day. It also isn't long before he's waxing "gangsta" with his Persian homies, chillin' with white sluts and driving their kick-ass Honda down Yonge St., listening to beats on their way to the insidious Warehouse, where they drop E and rave till dawn.
What makes these plot developments so glorious in the worst possible way is that the cars and the club are introduced with cheap rap video colour filter shots and split screens, with terrible "thug" music playing on the soundtrack. It's as though there's nothing more awesome in the world than driving through Toronto with Pedram and Nima (Hamid Savalanpour) on a Wednesday night, drinking peach schnapps and smoking weed.
All kidding aside, the biggest problem with Lost Journey is that we never get the impression that Pedram was manipulated or influenced by a flawed culture. Instead, we sense that he's sort of an indulgent, superficial moron unable to take responsibility for his actions, which I'm sure wasn't the intent of the film. Of course, if we identified with Pedram's plight, the film wouldn't be so unthinkably hilarious in every possible MST3K way.
(Mongrel Media)
