Far from Home (1975)

Original title

در غربت

Directed by

Sohrab Shahid-Saless

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran, Germany

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Iranian drama follows a migrant worker living in Germany who struggles with isolation and harsh living conditions. He works a dead-end job and tries to connect with others, but feels increasingly detached from the world around him.

quietlonelyslow-burnmelancholicobservationalsubduedintrospectiverealistic

What happens

Far from Home (Persian: در غربت, romanized: Dar Ghorbat) is a 1975 Iranian film directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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