The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Unemotional, restrained cinematographic poem, situated in a wintry and poor suburb of Tehran. A man is dismissed and his lack of prospects for the future make him decide to seek his happiness abroad. He leaves his wife and child behind and for a long time nothing is heard of him. Then a stranger turns up, a car mechanic looking for a job. The attractive single mother can’t resist his attentions. Very subtly, a struggle ensues that reflects that of a whole generation of young doubting Iranians who may want to leave the country, but hardly know how to start.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Rafi PittsDirector
- Rafi PittsScreenplay
Cast
- Mitra HajjarKhatoun
- Ali NicksaulatMarhab
- Hashem AbdiMokhtar
- Said OrkaniAli Reza
- Zahra JafariKleines Mädchen
- Valiollah SaliMokhtars Chef
- Safari GhassemiGroßmutter
- Hossein HadgbegiCafé Besitzer
- Nasser MadahiChef
- Leila SolymaniProstituierte
- Mohammad NazariKellner
- Ali FanaianPolizist
Stills
Themes
careerindividualworkworkerhomeless personmiserywintermarriage crisissocietyloss of loved oneneglect of one's spouseemigration