The Paternal House

The Paternal House

97 mins | Drama, Crime, Family, Horror | Feb. 1, 2014

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.

The Paternal House

97 mins | Drama, Crime, Family, Horror | Feb. 1, 2014

The Paternal House
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers
Original title خانه پدری
Directors Navid Bani, Kianush Ayyari
Writers Kianush Ayyari

Cast

Mehdi Hashemi

as Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)

Shahab Hosseini

as Naser

Mehran Rajabi

as Kalb Hassan

Nazanin Farahani

as Masume

Naser Hashemi

as Mohtasham (Adult)

Mina Sadati

as Maryam

Negah Khaghani

as Moluk

Masoume Bafande

as Marziye

Mojde Hamrang

as Reyhane

Setare Mirmohammad

as Sakine

Padina Rahnama

as Robabe

Aynaz Azarhoush

as Tahere

Moeineddin Oshaghi

as Mohtasham (Young)

Azade Movahhed

as Farkhonde

Goli Sharifloo

as Farkhonde (Middle-Aged)

Hossein Fallah

as Hashem

Eghlima Raisi

as Ehteram

Rasoul Salimian

as Alireza