"From Afar" traces the malaise of a young artist and intellectual in three episodes: Book Burning, Breathing and Dawn. The Young protagonist lives in contemporary Tehran and he appears as a film student, an asthmatic businessman and a successful architect. In each story, he journeys toward a spiritual insight or emotion.
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Cast
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Koorosh Tahami
Omid / Mehran / Majid
Also in
Subdued
Sword's Edge
Jamshid Hashempour
Sheikh / Painter / Father
Also in
Shahrzad
Blue Blood
Behnaz Jafari
Mehran's Wife
Known for
Yalda
Terrestrial Verses
Homayoun Ershadi
Doctor
Known for
Taste of Cherry
The Kite Runner
Mehdi Miami
Warrior
Also in
Shahriar
The Maritime Silk Road
Dariush Arjmand
Professor
Also in
Imam Ali
Captain Khorshid
Mahbubeh Bayat
Mehran's Mother
Also in
Along the Night
Cease Fire
Ebrahim Abadi
Landlord
Also in
Marriage of the Blessed
Shahgoosh
Kamand Amirsoleimani
Majid's Wife
Also in
My Villa
Setayesh
Saba Mohseni
Majid's Daughter
No other roles listed
Mohammad Ali Najafi
Filmmaker
Also in
The Enigma of the Shah
Ramin Mohseni Director · Farshad Mohammadi Cinematographer Bahram Dehghani Editor
First release October 10, 2006 · Original title Az dourdast
Languages
Original title
Az dourdast
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Canada · October 10, 2006
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No release date listed for United States.
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