Jafar Khan Is Back from the West (1987)

Original title

جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته

Directed by

Ali Hatami

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to Iran after years living in the West. He finds his family and society caught between old traditions and new ways. The story looks at the clash between Western influence and local customs.

nostalgicwrythoughtfulbittersweetslow-pacedcontemplativewarmplayful

What happens

Jafar Khan Is Back from the West (Persian: جعفرخان از فرنگ برگشته) is a 1985 Iranian comedy-drama film, directed by Ali Hatami. It is based on an original play written in the late Qajar period by Hassan Moghadam. It is about the conflict between tradition and modernity, and Westernization and traditionalism. Part of this film was recorded in the village of Kabutarabad, Isfahan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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