Released
The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood
February 1 1990 (almost 35 years ago)Rating
47
Based on
7 reviews
Through the tides of change, their lives mirror the river's silent witness to revolution.
- Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Writer: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 1 h 5 m
- Country: Iran
- Company: Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
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.
