The Deserted Station

The Deserted Station

88 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2002

On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to find a spare part, the wife, who used to be a teacher, takes over the teaching lessons in the village. It is clear that the children live there, in this strange deserted place, without any men, save the teacher and an old signal guard. As the day draws on, the children help to bring a new hope and life into the wife's heart.

The Deserted Station

88 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2002

The Deserted Station
On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to find a spare part, the wife, who used to be a teacher, takes over the teaching lessons in the village. It is clear that the children live there, in this strange deserted place, without any men, save the teacher and an old signal guard. As the day draws on, the children help to bring a new hope and life into the wife's heart.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Farabi Cinema
Original title Istgah-Matrouk
Directors Sepehr Sobhanifar, Haady Meghadam Doost, Alireza Raisian
Writers Abbas Kiarostami, Kambuzia Partovi

Cast

Leila Hatami

as The wife

Nezam Manouchehri

as The husband

Mehran Rajabi

as Feizollah, the teacher

Mahmoud Pakniat

as The signal guard