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If a lie can satisfy reality, is the truth inevitably cruel, and do you need it? The obvious argument against this is that truth is simply objective, but I find that bitterly unsatisfactory.  I’ve watched this at a curious point in my life. An obsession to know myself and the world around me is in direct conflict with my constant failures. I told myself growing up, that every adult was simply pretending to know what they’re doing, and this belief only shattered any foundational trust I’d had with adults in my life. Kiarostami. I love you. Your movies exist between that narrow fissure of certainty and uncertainty, knowledge and ignorance. It pours confidence into me. I love it.