Dir.: Naser Gholamrezai
Born in Khorramabad,
Iran, Naser Gholamrezai began his cinema career making amateur,
8 mm films as a member of the Azad Cinema Group. He made his
directorial debut in features with HOW STARRY WAS MY NIGHT in
1977. He has also directed SANCTUARY OF ENDEARMENT (1986) and
CEASEFIRE (1986).
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1997 / 35 mm / Couleur / 90 min.
Iran
Dir.:
Naser Gholamrezai; Script:
Morteza Mokhtari, Naser Gholamrezai; Phot.: Mahmud Klari;
Ed.: Masume Shah-Nazari; Mus.: Freidun Shahbazian;
Cast: Shahram Frahmand, Ozra Esmaili, Zahra Mahammadi,
Masume Shirmahi, Hossein Yegane, Fariba Segune, Alimardan Alam,
Morteza Fallahi, Kohzad Barani, Zeinab Moradi; Prod. & Sales:
Towlid Film Company, Saderat Bank, c/o Farabi Cinema Foundation,
55 Sie-Tir Avenue, Téhéran 11358 (Iran), tél.: (21) 67 10 10,
fax: (21) 67 81 55.
Aziz is engaged to marry
Golaftab but before he can marry her he is called up to fight in
Iran's war with Iraq. Aziz becomes a prisoner of war and during
his absence his older brother dies leaving behind a widow and
two orphaned children. When Aziz finally returns to Iran after
years in a prisoner-of-war camp, his hometown celebrates. Aziz
is now ready to marry Golaftab, but there is a hitch. According
to custom, Aziz is expected to marry his brother's widow, and
she is a much older woman than Aziz. Aziz is torn between his
own feelings for Golaftab and pressures from the family of his
sister-in-law, between his promise to his fiancée and his duty
to the family.
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