The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1990

Runtime

1h 5m

Genres

Drama

User Score

47%

Original Title

شبهای زاینده رود

Production Companies

Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

Director

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Description

A film about an anthropologist and his daughter during three periods: before, during, and after the Iranian Revolution. The daughter works in the accident & emergency department of a hospital, which is never empty of suicidal patients. The reason behind each suicide attempt is different, especially before and after the revolution. Looking for a reason to live, one of the suicide patients falls in love with the anthropologist’s daughter.