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News Science Quarterly (NS)

The Reflection of the Subculture and the Representation of Addicts' Daily Life in the Analysis of the Film "Eternity and One Day"

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ali Baseri 1
Sima Farzaneh 2
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: baseridon@yahoo.com
2 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: Sima.farzaneh1974@gmail.com.
10.22034/lrsi.2024.464899.1201
Abstract
Objective: Today, in modern daily life, mass media such as movies play a significant role as the primary source of information and have a crucial role in shaping thoughts, awareness, values, and cultures. Among them, according to its social responsibility, the national media has always tried to raise the awareness of people in understanding social relations, and in the pursuit of confronting and fighting against social harms, including the phenomenon of addiction. "Eternity and One Day" is one of the films that has addressed the phenomenon of addiction in families and the damages that follow it. The purpose of this research is to represent the daily lives of addicts and to examine the subculture of addiction with an emphasis on the cinematic works of "Eternity and One Day," directed by Saeed Roustaei. Furthermore, within the film narrative, it deals with the construction of realities and social issues such as addiction.
Methods: In order to achieve this goal and analyze the performance of this film from a cultural and social perspective, a qualitative and descriptive analytical approach, content analysis method, as well as data collection methods, including documentary and library resources and data collection tools, have been used. In the theoretical framework, the theory of relative deprivation, social responsibility and the theory of criminalization have been used as a beacon.
Results: The final results of the research indicate that addressing daily topics by studying cinematic films seems to represent experiences of individuals more realistically. Therefore, it is possible to discover the ideologies, beliefs, and values of society during a certain period of time. Social cinema, with its visual attractions and promotional power, represents daily life and social relationships of individuals along with their issues and problems.
Conclusions: In the analysis of the film “Eternity and a Day,” in addition to the background information and the construction of realities and social issues, it has depicted the social damages related to families involved in addiction.
Keywords
Addiction
"Eternity and a Day" film. Representation
Subculture
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