The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
A film about an anthropologist and his daughter during three periods: before, during, and after the Iranian Revolution. The daughter works in the accident & emergency department of a hospital, which is never empty of suicidal patients. The reason behind each suicide attempt is different, especially before and after the revolution. Looking for a reason to live, one of the suicide patients falls in love with the anthropologist’s daughter.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Mohsen MakhmalbafDirector
- Mohsen MakhmalbafScreenplay
Cast
- Manuchehr EsmailiMohammad Alaghemand
- Mozhgan NaderiSayeh
- Parvaneh GowharaniParvaneh
- Zeinab RahdariTooran
- Mehrdad FaridMehrdad Tabatabai