Under the Skin of the City (2005)

7.1/10 • 92 min • Drama

Overview

Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

Cast

Mohammad Reza Foroutan

Golab Adine

Baran Kosari

Mohsen Ghazi Moradi

Mehraveh Sharifinia

Alireza Osivand

Ahmad Yavari Shad

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