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Gilaneh

2005-02-01 · 84 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · War

A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. "Better be a dog than a mother," she says.

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Directors
Rakhshan Banietemad, Mohsen Abdolvahab
Production companies
Fadak Film
Countries
Iran
Status
Released

Top Cast

Madjid Bahrami
Shahrokh ForoutanianShahrokh Foroutanian
Baran KosariBaran KosariMaygol
Fatemeh Motamed-AryaFatemeh Motamed-AryaGilane
Bahram RadanIsmaeel
Zhaleh SametiZhaleh Sameti
Nayereh Farahani

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