简介：Whenhisbabydiesduringbirth,amanbecomesconvincedthatitisthewillofGod–andthathehasamissiontokillallthechildreninthevillagetosavethemfromacorruptworld.(mubi) WritingontheEarthisaverydifferentkindofcinemafromwhatwehavegrownusedtofromIraninrecentdecades.TheredoesnotseemtobeanyinfluencefromKiarostami(neitherhis35mmnorvideoproductions),norfromMakhmalbaf.Atfirstsight,thefilmismuchmorereminiscentofthecinemaoftheArmenianmasterSergeiParadjanov,inwhichrampantinsanity,madness,hysteria,painandfearcreepintothefloodofimages.Thefilmisaboutreligiousinsanity.WhiletheworldinWritingontheEarthisruralandtimeless,noonewillmissthesignificanceofthisfilmfortoday'ssociety.Atfirsttheimagesarevitalisticandenergetic.Amanandawomanaredelightedbythearrivalofachild,butthechildisstillbornandthemanisinconsolable.Heisunabletoimaginethatthereisnodivinereasonforsuchatragicevent.Whileheobservesthechildreninhisvillage,hereachestheconclusionthatGodwantedtoprotecthischildfromearthlyvulgarities.AndthatGodhasnowcalledonhimtohelp:hehastokillallthechildreninthevillagetoprotectthemfromthevanityandtheevilnatureoftheworld.Withhisexpressionistcamera,Ghasemitakesthevieweronahystericalmissionofthefoolwhoisunabletoescapehisownlogic.Laughingwithbulgingeyes,themaniswillingtogotoanyextreme,evenifhehastosurrenderhimselftothefuryofthecommonpeoplewhowanttoprotecttheirchildren.(IFFR)…