Original title: Zemestan
Directors: Pitts, Rafi
Cast: Mitra Hadjar, Ali Nicsolat, Saeed Orkani
Iran 2006 | Colour | 78 mins | Drama
Avaliable on: DVD
A man loses his job and decides to find employment abroad, leaving behind his wife and daughter. Months pass and his family hear no word from him. Meanwhile, a stranger arrives in town in search of work and his eyes wander to the beautiful young woman whom he hears no longer has a husband. This tender film narrates the struggle to survive of a generation torn between wanting to leave its country yet bound by blood to home.