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. Ayari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.

Directed by: Kianoush Ayari
Production Year: 2012
Country: Iran
Length: 97 minutes

Credits

Director: Kianoush Ayari
Writer: Kianoush Ayari
Producer: Kianoush Ayari
Executive Producer: Shahrokh Dastoortabar
Cinematographer: Dariush Ayari
Production Designer: Asghar Nejadimani
Composer: Behzad Abdi
Editor: Kianoush Ayari, Farhad Ghodsi

Cast

Mehdi Hashemi
Shahab Hosseini
Mehran Rajabi
Nazanin Farahani
Mina Sadati

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