Woman and Child (2025)
- Original title
- زن و بچه
- Directed by
- Saeed Roustayi
- Country
- Iran
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mother and her child navigate challenges in contemporary Iran. The film follows their daily struggles and the quiet bonds that hold them together.
intimategroundedtenderslow-pacedemotionally rawsomberobservationalfamily-focused
What happens
Woman and Child (Persian: زن و بچه, romanized: Zan O Bache) is a 2025 Iranian drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustayi, starring Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi, Hasan Pourshirazi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee and Sahar Goldoost. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2025, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It was theatrically released in Iran on 23 July 2025 and in France on 25 February 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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