 In 2003 , Kiarostami directed Five , a poetic feature that contained no dialogue or characterisation whatsoever . The movie consists of five single @-@ take long shots of the natural landscape along the shores of the Caspian Sea . Although the film lacks a clear storyline , Geoff Andrew argues that the film is " more than just pretty pictures " : " assembled in order , they comprise a kind of abstract or emotional narrative arc , which moves evocatively from separation and solitude to community , from motion to rest , near @-@ silence to sound and song , light to darkness and back to light again , ending on a note of rebirth and regeneration . " 
