Pedar (1996)
- Original title
- پدر
- Directed by
- Majid Majidi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage boy in rural Iran struggles to care for his family after his father dies. His difficult journey leads him to a new city where he must find his own path.
touchingearnestquietly emotionalfamily-centeredrealisticseriousunderstatedwarm-hearted
What happens
The Father (Persian:پدر , pedar) is a 1996 Iranian film by director Majid Majidi. It won a number of awards at film festivals both within Iran and internationally. The word pedar means father in Persian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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