The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1990)
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.
Director:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Writer:
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Manuchehr Esmaili as Mohammad Alaghemand |
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Mozhgan Naderi as Sayeh |
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Parvaneh Gowharani as Parvaneh |
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Zeinab Rahdari as Tooran |
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Mehrdad Farid as Mehrdad Tabatabai |
| Directing | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Director |
| Editing | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Editor |
| Camera | Ali Reza Zarrindast | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Screenplay |
| Production | Maysam Makhmalbaf | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Majid Eskandari | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Sasan Bagherpour | Sound |
| Sound | Jahangir Mirshekari | Sound |
| Art | Mohammed Jamalpour | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Atefeh Razavi | Makeup Designer |