Desiderium lyrically charts the hapless loves of a three brother: Majid, they young handicapped brother with a deformed head falls in love with Aghdas, a prostitute hired by his eldest brother Habib to entertain him, not knowing the truth about her profession. Karim, the middle brother is so infatuated with a quail that he almost completely ignores his wife and her emotions. Habib himself is in love with Foroogh, a tailor lady who lives with them, while his sense of responsibility about Majid keeps him from requiting her affections.
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Cast
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Behrouz Vossoughi
Majid Dokaleh
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Jamshid Mashayekhi
Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
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The Cow
Ali Hatami
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Ali Abassi
Fakhri Khorvash
Forough Zaman
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Chess of the Wind
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Shohreh Aghdashloo
Aghdas
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The Expanse
The Penguin
Akbar Meshkin
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Rogheyeh Chehreh-Azad
Majid's Mother
Also in
Mother
Hezar Dastan
Saeed Nikpour
Karim
Also in
Imam Ali
Tall Shadows of the Wind
Jahangir Forouhar
Doctor
Also in
My Uncle Napoleon
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Minoo Abrishami
The Tout
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Hezar Dastan
Atash Khayyer
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Also in
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Ali Hatami Director · Houshang Baharlou Cinematographer Musa Afshar Editor
First release November 24, 1977 · Produced in Iran · Original title سوته دلان
Production
Iran
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Original title
سوته دلان
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · November 24, 1977
Premiere · Source: Soureh Cinema
No release date listed for United States.
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