The Mare (1986)
1h 48m · 1 Jan 1986
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Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.
| Movie ID | 33172 |
|---|---|
| Genre | – |
| Director | Ali Zhekan |
| Main cast | Susan Taslimi, Hossein Mahjoub, Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi, Ataollah Zahed, Farhad Khanmohammadi, Maliheh Nazari, Mojilong Danespooy, Parvin Hazrati |
| Release date | 1 January 1986 |
| Release year | 1986 |
| Language | Persian |
| Duration | 108 min (1h 48m) |
| Rating | 6.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | – |
Director: Ali Zhekan
Writers: Ali Zhekan
Top cast
Susan TaslimiRezvaneh
Hossein MahjoubRahmat
Firouz Behjat-MohamadiGhodrat
Ataollah ZahedNooragha
Farhad KhanmohammadiAghbay
Maliheh NazariHalimeh
Mojilong DanespooyGolbooteh
Parvin HazratiRobabeh
Parviz ShahinkhouBagher
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