Gilaneh (2004)

Original title

گیلانه

Directed by

Rakhshan Bani-E'temad

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iranian mother struggles to hold her family together during the Iran Iraq war. The film follows her daily life as she cares for her wounded son and fears for her daughter who is at the front lines.

slow-burnintimatemelancholicgroundedquietcontemplativetenseatmospheric

What happens

Gilaneh (Persian: گیلانه) is a 2004 film by Rakhshān Banietemad and Mohsen Abdulvahab. The film was nominated for three Crystal Simorghs at the Fajr Film Festival, which won Simorgh for Best Make-up and a Special Jury Prize, and Fatemeh Motamed-Arya, nominated for Crystal Simorgh for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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