Synopsis
Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a hitchhiker tells him a story of spousal abuse and infant mortality, he discovers that someone has been buried in his plot next to his wife, and he needs the help of his attorney, a well-connected fixer. He dreams of death, even as he investigates it for his film. His niece's husband, a well-known writer, fails to return home; he searches hospitals for an unclaimed body. His heart disease is flaring up. Is he prepared for death? Is that all that's left?
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic63/100
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Bahman FarmanaraDirector
- Bahman FarmanaraWriter
Cast
- Bahman FarmanaraBahman Farjami
- Parivash NazariehFarzaneh
- Reza KianianDr. Arasteh (The Attorney)
- Roya NownahaliWoman Hitch-Hiker
- Mohammad KhatamiHimself
- Hossein KasbianAbdollah (The Servant)
- Mahtaj NojoomiBahman's Sister
- Valiyollah ShirandamiHomayouni - The Actor
- Firouz Behjat-MohamadiMemorial Sign Rental
- Ebrahim AbadiCast
- Dariush AsadzadeCast
- Lorik MinassianCast
Stills
Themes
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