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The Marriage of the Blessed (1988)

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Original title
عروسی خوبان
Directed by
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Genre
war film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young soldier returns from the Iran-Iraq War and struggles to fit into normal life. He cannot adjust to civilian routines and relationships after his time in the hospital.

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What happens

Marriage of the Blessed (Persian: عروسی خوبان, romanized: Arousi-ye khouban) is a 1988 Iranian film directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf about Haji, a young soldier of the Iran–Iraq War, and his inability to adapt to civilian life after his release from the hospital. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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