简介：AbolfazlJalili'sdocudramaLaGale(Scabies)isaboutthepainfullivesofyoungoffenderswhoareservingtimeinthereformatoriesofpost-revolutionIran.YoungHamed,arrestedforhandingoutpoliticaltractsbannedbytheIslamicRepublic,findshimselfinaplaceofgreatsuffering,inwhichilliterateandpennilessorphanswashfloorsandselltheirownblood.Whenadiseasebreaksoutintheprison,hislifewithinthisharshenvironmentbecomesprogressivelyworse,anear-dailyfightforsurvival.Thefilmisasearingindictmentagainstagovernmentthatfailedtodelivertheonthepromiseswithwhichitcametopower:todeliversocialjusticetotheoppressedanddowntrodden.Initiallyreleasedinthemid1980s,atatimewhenIranwasatwarwithneighbouringIraq,thefilmwasanunwelcomeeditiontotheFajrFilmFestival,asitsthemeofprisonlifewasdeemedcriticaloftheIslamicRepublic.Inare-editedversion,thefilmwasreleasedin1989tocriticalacclaim.…