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Tranquility in the Presence of Others
Tranquility in the Presence of Others

Tranquility in the Presence of Others

Genres

Drama

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A colonel, who has two daughters working as nurses in Tehran, retires to a small city. The man marries a teacher from the provinces and goes with her to Tehran. However, he finds that his daughters have changed. The elder daughter eventually commits suicide and the younger daughter goes through an ill-fated marriage. The father, observing the problems of his children, goes insane and is confined to an asylum. For its political and social content, the film was banned by the government for several years.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

31 December 1972

Country

Iran

Cast

Akbar Meshkin

Akbar Meshkin

Father

Sorayya Ghasemi

Sorayya Ghasemi

Manijeh

Masud Asadollahi

Masud Asadollahi

Masoud

Mohammad Ali Sepanlou

Mohammad Ali Sepanlou

Dr. Sepanlou

Manouchehr Atashi

Manouchehr Atashi

Atashi

Leila Baharan

Leila Baharan

Mahlegha

Mehri Mehrinia

Mehri Mehrinia

Ameneh

Parto Nouri

Parto Nouri

Maliheh

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