Official Selection - Out of Competition · 46th Edition
Woman and Child
Zan Va Bache
Director
Saeed Roustayi
Country
Iran, France
Runtime
2 h 15 min
Language
Persian
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Single mother Mahnaz balances her nursing job with raising her children. As she plans her wedding to Hamid, her son’s school expulsion becomes the least of her worries when an unexpected tragedy forces her to fight for what’s right.
Cast
Payman Maadi, Parinaz Izadyar, Soha Niasti, Maziar Seyedi, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee
Screenplay
Saeed Roustaee
Producers
Livia Van der Staay, Jamal Sadatian, Eva Dottelonde, Saeed Roustaee
About the Director
He is an acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and screenwriter, born in 1989, known for his socially conscious, realistic cinema. A graduate of Soore University, he made a major impact with his 2016 debut, Life and a Day, winning nine Crystal Simorghs. His second film, Just 6.5, focused on drug addiction and earned a César nomination. Roustaee's latest work, Leila's Brothers, premiered successfully at Cannes, winning the FIPRESCI Prize, but was banned in Iran, resulting in a mostly suspended six-month prison sentence.
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