The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

65 mins | Drama | Feb. 1, 1990

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.

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood

65 mins | Drama | Feb. 1, 1990

The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Original title شبهای زاینده رود
Directors Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Writers Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Cast

Manuchehr Esmaili

as Mohammad Alaghemand

Mozhgan Naderi

as Sayeh

Parvaneh Gowharani

as Parvaneh

Zeinab Rahdari

as Tooran

Mehrdad Farid

as Mehrdad Tabatabai