A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. "Better be a dog than a mother," she says.
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Cast
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Madjid Bahrami
Shahrokh Foroutanian
Known for
The Lizard
Baran Kosari
Maygol
Also in
Tambourine
Cold Sweat
Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
Gilane
Also in
Nabat
Redhat and Cousin
Bahram Radan
Ismaeel
Also in
The Music Man
Barcode
Zhaleh Sameti
Also in
Father's Coffee
The Black Hole
Nayereh Farahani
Known for
Leila's Brothers
Mohsen Abdolvahab Director · Rakhshan Banietemad Director Farid Mostafavi Screenplay
United States release April 24, 2005 · Produced in Iran · Original title گیلانه
Production
Fadak Film
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Iran
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Original title
گیلانه
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2005
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
United States · April 24, 2005
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
Canada
September 8, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2005 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
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