Woman and Child (2025)

Original title

زن و بچه

Directed by

Saeed Roustayi

Genre

drama

Country

Iran

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

16

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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.

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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)

Trailer

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