Son-Mother
A widow who works tirelessly at a failing factory in sanctions-gripped Iran receives a marriage proposal that could mean financial security — but could also tear her family apart.
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Cast
17 people
Raha Khodayari
Leila
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Godmother
Silver
Mahan Nasiri
Amir
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The Accomplice
Elementary School
Mohammad Rasoulof
Mahnaz Mohammadi
Kaveh Farnam
Mohammadreza Mouini
Reza Behbudi
Kazem
Known for
Terrestrial Verses
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Farzad Pak
Maryam Boubani
Bibi
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The Witness
Facing Mirrors
Ensieh Maleki
Shiva Ordooie
School Principal
Known for
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Mahnaz Mohammadi Director · Mohammad Rasoulof Screenplay Amir Molookpour Composer
United States release November 19, 2019 · Produced in Czechia, Iran · Production Filminiran
Production
Europe Media Nest
Production
Filminiran
Production
Czechia · Iran
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Languages
Original title
مادر-پسر
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2019
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · November 19, 2019
AFI Fest
Australia
December 4, 2020 · Persian Film Festival Australia
Belgium
April 21, 2020 · internet MOOOV Film Festival
Brazil
December 9, 2019 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Czechia
April 26, 2020 · Prague International Film Festival
Denmark
November 15, 2019 · Weekend
Germany
September 27, 2020 · Hamburg Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 5, 2021 · internet Hong Kong International Film Festival
Italy
October 19, 2019 · Rome Film Festival
Solomon Islands
November 19, 2019 · Premiere · AFI Fest
Sweden
January 25, 2020 · Göteborg Film Festival.
Switzerland
September 30, 2019 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
June 24, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 3, 2020 · Glasgow Film Festival
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