Hamoun (1990)
- Original title
- هامون
- Directed by
- Dariush Mehrjui
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 38 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-class Iranian man named Hamid Hamoun falls apart after his wife demands a divorce. The film follows his mental unraveling and his desperate attempts to hold onto his marriage and his sense of self.
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What happens
Hamoun (هامون, also Romanized as Hamoon, Hamun, Hāmoun, Hāmoon, and Hāmun) is a 1989 psychological drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui. The film tells the story of a middle-class Iranian man — Hamid Hamoun, played by Khosrow Shakibai — and his struggle after his femme fatale wife, Mahshid, played by Bita Farrahi, demands a divorce from him. Hamoun has since gained a cult following in Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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