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Sweet Jam (2001)

Sweet Jam poster
Original title
مربای شیرین
Directed by
Marzieh Boroumand
Genre
comedy film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 36m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family or community deals with everyday situations and small comedic misunderstandings. The story involves a sweet jam and the relationships among the characters.

lightheartedwhimsicalgentlewarmplayfulnostalgicbittersweet

What happens

Sweet Jam (Persian: Morabbaye shirin) is a 2001 film by Iranian director, Marzieh Boroomand. The film was scripted by Farhad Tohidi, based on a novel by Houshang Moradi Kermani. It was lensed by Dariush Ayari. Leila Hatami, Mani Nouri, Ebrahim Abadi and Arzhang Amirfazli starred in the principal roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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