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Woman and Child

Woman and Child

Woman and Child

Dir. Saeed Roustayi
131 min

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Mahnaz is 45, a widow, and a single mother, who struggles to find time to be a nurse, care for her elderly father-in-law, and raise two kids, including her unruly teenager, Aliyar. She seems to have found the perfect man in Hamid, an ambulance driver, and is about to marry him, but when Aliyar is suspended, things spiral in ways no one could imagine. Director Saeed Roustaee, who was sentenced to six months in prison by the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Iran for his last film, has crafted a visually stunning film and a blistering critique of the Iranian patriarchy.

Film Details

Festival Programs & Themes: Horizons, SWANA Stories
Film Type: Fiction Feature
Release Year: 2025
Runtime: 131 min
Country/Region: Iran, France
Language: Persian
Print Source: Goodfellas
Tags: Drama
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Cast/Crew

Director: Saeed Roustayi
Executive Producer: Soheil Larijani
Cinematographer: Adib Sobhani
Screenwriter: Saeed Roustaee
Editor: Bahram Dehghani
Composer: Ramin Kousha
Principal Cast: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi, Soha Niasti, Maziar Seyedi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee, Hassan Pourshirazi, Sinan Mohebi, Arshida Dorostkar, Sahar Goldoost

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