The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1990)

5.0/10 • 65 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Manuchehr Esmaili

Mohammad Alaghemand

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