Mum's guest

Description

Gently biting social comedy on the shared expectations of Persian hospitality. A mother of a poor family has guests coming for dinner, yet doesn't know how to get the dinner party organized without calling in the resources of the whole neighborhood, centered on the communal courtyard of their traditional apartment building. Awards/Festivals: Winner Crystal Simorgh for Best Film Fajr Film Festival 2004; Adelaide Film Festival.

Runtime

104 min

Creator

Mihrjū'ī, Dāriyūsh. drt

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Genre

Date of Publication

2004

Database

Alexander Street

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