Azar (2017)
A non-traditional wife and mother, Azar (Karimi) is first seen racing her dirt bike over a hilly track while her husband Amir (Azarang) and young daughter cheer her on. Co-equal with her liberal-minded husband in marriage and in their fledgling business venture, a café with a thriving carryout trade, she is forced to meet an unequal challenge in which the strict pecking order of a family dominated by misogynist uncle, a business loan with strings attached, a black sheep son with a hidden agenda, and a tragic accident add up to a scenario in which Azar is targeted as the unwilling sacrificial victim. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Director:
Mohammad Hamzei
Writer:
Ehsan Biglari
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Niki Karimi as |
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Hamidreza Azarang as |
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Farid Sajjadi Hosseini as |
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Leila Zare as |
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Shirin Aghakashi as |
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Pejman Jamshidi as |
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Hasti Mahdavifar as |
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Mehran Nael as |
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Hossein Maleki as |
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Houman Seyyedi as |
| Editing | Mostafa Kherghehpoosh | Editor |
| Writing | Ehsan Biglari | Screenplay |
| Production | Maziar Miri | Producer |
| Directing | Mohammad Hamzei | Director |
| Production | Niki Karimi | Producer |
| Camera | Payman Shadmanfar | Director of Photography |