A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.
Directed by Kianush Ayyari
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Cast
Mehdi Hashemi
Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)
Shahab Hosseini
Naser
Mehran Rajabi
Kalb Hassan
Nazanin Farahani
Masume
Naser Hashemi
Mohtasham (Adult)
Mina Sadati
Maryam
Negah Khaghani
Moluk
Masoume Bafande
Marziye
Mojde Hamrang
Reyhane
Setare Mirmohammad
Sakine
Padina Rahnama
Robabe
Ainaz Azarhoush
Tahere
Moeineddin Oshaghi
Mohtasham (Young)
Azade Movahhed
Farkhonde
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