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باد و شقایق (1997)

باد و شقایق poster
Directed by
Ziaeddin Dorri
Country
Iran
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A famous Iranian director and actor loses his job at the state broadcasting organization due to addiction and a prison sentence. After eight years of unemployment, he tries to restart his career but is rejected because of his past.

melancholicslow-pacedcontemplativesomberreflectivepersonalrealistic

What happens

باد و شقایق فیلمی به کارگردانی و نویسندگی سیدضیاءالدین دری ساختهٔ سال ۱۳۷۶ است. رامین پرتوی، کارگردان و بازیگر مشهوری که بر اثر اعتیاد و سپس گذراندن محکومیت در زندان، کارش را در سازمان صدا و سیما از دست داده و هشتمین سال بیکاری خود را می‌گذراند، تلاش می‌کند بار دیگر فعالیتش را از سر بگیرد، اما به دلیل پیشینه اش به او کار نمی‌دهند. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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