The Paternal House
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- Runtime
- 97 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Mehdi Hashemi
- Shahab Hosseini
- Mehran Rajabi
- Nazanin Farahani
- Naser Hashemi
- Mina Sadati
- Negah Khaghani
- Masoume Bafande
- Mojde Hamrang
- Setare Mirmohammad
- Padina Rahnama
- Aynaz Azarhoush
- Moeineddin Oshaghi
- Azade Movahhed
- Goli Sharifloo
- Hossein Fallah
- Mehdi Kheyrollahi
- Eghlima Raisi
- Rasoul Salimian
Director
- Kianush Ayyari
Producers
- Kianush Ayyari
Screenwriter
- Kianush Ayyari
