A Simple Event

Overview

The story of a ten years old Iranian schoolboy living with his mother and his father in Northern coasts of Iran. The boy helps his father in selling the latter's illegal fishing and helps his mother in shopping for her and bringing home water from a well. The three characters live together in only one room. Their life is austere. The boy eats only bread and milk every day... One day the boy's mother dies.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 1, 1973

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Production

Central Film Office of the Iranian Ministry of Culture

Cast

Mohammed Zamani,Hedayatollah Navid,Ane Mohammad Tarikhi,Hibibollah Safarian

Director

Sohrab Shahid Saless

Writer

Omid Roohani,Sohrab Shahid Saless,Azadeh Abbasifar

Cinematography

Naghi Ma'soomi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0070938