Film

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood 1990

Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

  • Drama
  • 65 min

Through the tides of change, their lives mirror the river's silent witness to revolution.

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.

Heads up
  • Suicide or self-harm

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