The Paternal House
2012 film
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The Paternal House (Persian: خانه پدری, romanized: Khanéh Pedari) is a 2012 Iranian drama film written and directed by Kianoush Ayari. It was entered in the Orizzonti competition at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] It was also screened at the 2014 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[3] In 2012 and again in 2015, the film was officially banned from screenings by the Iranian authorities.[4] The film won the Iran's Film Critics and Writers Association Awards for best director and best script.[5]
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| Directed by | Kianoush Ayari |
| Screenplay by | Kianoush Ayari |
| Starring | Mehdi Hashemi Shahab Hosseini Mehran Rajabi |
| Cinematography | Dariush Ayari |
| Edited by | Kianoush Ayari Farhad Ghodsi |
| Music by | Behzad Abdi |
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| Language | Persian |
Plot
Cast
- Mehdi Hashemi as Mohtasham
- Naser Hashemi as Adult Mohtasham
- Shahab Hosseini as Naser
- Mehran Rajabi as Kalb Hassan
- Nazanin Farahani as Masumeh
- Mina Sadati as Maryam
- Negah Khaghani as Molook
