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The Paternal House
The Paternal House

The Paternal House

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

01 February 2014

Country

Iran

Cast

Mehdi Hashemi

Mehdi Hashemi

Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)

Shahab Hosseini

Shahab Hosseini

Naser

Mehran Rajabi

Mehran Rajabi

Kalb Hassan

Nazanin Farahani

Nazanin Farahani

Masume

Naser Hashemi

Naser Hashemi

Mohtasham (Adult)

Mina Sadati

Mina Sadati

Maryam

Negah Khaghani

Negah Khaghani

Moluk

Masoume Bafande

Masoume Bafande

Marziye

Mojde Hamrang

Mojde Hamrang

Reyhane

Setare Mirmohammad

Setare Mirmohammad

Sakine

Padina Rahnama

Padina Rahnama

Robabe

Ainaz Azarhoush

Ainaz Azarhoush

Tahere

Moeineddin Oshaghi

Moeineddin Oshaghi

Mohtasham (Young)

Azade Movahhed

Azade Movahhed

Farkhonde

Goli Sharifloo

Goli Sharifloo

Farkhonde (Middle-Aged)

Hossein Fallah

Hossein Fallah

Hashem

Mehdi Kheyrollahi

Mehdi Kheyrollahi

Rajab

Eghlima Raisi

Eghlima Raisi

Ehteram

Rasoul Salimian

Rasoul Salimian

Alireza

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