Radiograph of a Family (2020)

Original title

رادیوگرافی یک خانواده

Directed by

Firouzeh Khosrovani

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Iran, Switzerland, Norway

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary uses family photos and home movies to explore the marriage of the director's parents. Her mother married a photograph of her father because he was abroad studying. The film shows the growing divide between her secular father and her traditional Muslim mother.

intimatereflectivecontemplativepersonalmelancholicobservationalarchivalquiet

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