Mum's Guest (2004)

Original title

مهمان مامان

Directed by

Dariush Mehrjui

Genre

comedy film, drama film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iranian family unexpectedly receives a guest and must prepare a meal. The film follows their efforts and the small complications that arise.

lightheartedwarmfamily-orientedgentleeverydayaffectionatemildslice-of-life

What happens

Mum's Guest (Persian: مهمان مامان, translit. Mehman-e Maman, Romanized as Mehmān-e Māmān) is a 2004 Iranian family comedy film directed by Dariush Mehrjui. It is based on a book of the same name by Iranian author Houshang Moradi Kermani. It was commissioned by Sima Film, the film studio of Iranian national broadcaster IRIB. It did very well at the Iranian box office and won a number of prizes at the 22nd Fajr Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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