The Paternal House (2014)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fa |
| Popularity | 1.309 |
Directed By
Kianush Ayyari
Crew
Dariush Ayyari
Kianush Ayyari
Kianush Ayyari
Kianush Ayyari
Shahrokh Dastourtabar
Kianush Ayyari
Behzad Abdi
Dariush Ayyari
Farhad Ghodsi
Asghar Nejadimani
Asghar Nejadimani
Hossein Salehian
Azam Rahmani
Hassan Aghakarimi
Navid Bani
Ali Hosseini
Mohammad Kashfi
Saeed Salehi
Nima Aghakarimi
Mazdak Ayyari
Reza Sepehri
TOP 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
Aynaz Azarhoush
Tahere
Moeineddin Oshaghi
Mohtasham (Young)
Azade Movahhed
Farkhonde
Goli Sharifloo
Farkhonde (Middle-Aged)
Hossein Fallah
Hashem
Mehdi Kheyrollahi
Rajab
Eghlima Raisi
Ehteram
Rasoul Salimian
Alireza
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