Mim Mesle Madar (2006)

Original title

میم مثل مادر

Directed by

Rasoul Mollagholipour

Genre

war film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iranian mother struggles to protect her son in the aftermath of the Iran-Iraq war. The film follows her emotional journey as she cares for him amid personal and societal pressures.

melancholicintimateemotionally intenseslow-burnfamily-focusedwar-tornsparsepoignant

What happens

M for Mother (Persian: میم مثل مادر, romanized: Mim Mesle Madar) is a 2006 Iranian film. Directed by Rasoul Mollaqolipour, the film stars Ali Shadman, Golshifteh Farahani and Hossein Yari. it was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film is among the highest box office records in the history of Iranian cinema. Acclaimed Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani stars in this film. The film's score attained great acclaim, composed by Arya Aziminejad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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