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The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1990)

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The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood (1990)

Name: The Nights of Zayandeh-Rood
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-02-01

1h 5m

Running Time

February 1, 1990
Release Date

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Plot.

A film about an anthropologist and his daughter during three periods: before, during, and after the Iranian Revolution. The daughter works in the accident & emergency department of a hospital, which is never empty of suicidal patients. The reason behind each suicide attempt is different, especially before and after the revolution. Looking for a reason to live, one of the suicide patients falls in love with the anthropologist’s daughter.

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Cast & Crew.

Manuchehr Esmaili

Mohammad Alaghemand

Mozhgan Naderi

Sayeh

Parvaneh Gowharani

Parvaneh

Zeinab Rahdari

Tooran

Mehrdad Farid

Mehrdad Tabatabai

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Director / Editor / Screenplay

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Director of Photography

Maysam Makhmalbaf

Co-Producer

Majid Eskandari

Makeup Designer

Sasan Bagherpour

Sound

Jahangir Mirshekari

Sound

Mohammed Jamalpour

Production Design

Atefeh Razavi

Makeup Designer

Details.

Release Date
February 1, 1990

Original Name
شبهای زاینده رود

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 5m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-24

Wiki.

Nights of Zayandeh Rood (Persian: شب های زاینده رود) is an Iranian film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf. It was released, censored and banned in 1990–1991, it wasn't shown for 26 years until 2016 Venice Film Festival. It is named after the Zayande Rood river in Isfahan, Iran.

37 Minutes of the film was censored.