Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine

Overview

Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a hitchhiker tells him a story of spousal abuse and infant mortality, he discovers that someone has been buried in his plot next to his wife, and he needs the help of his attorney, a well-connected fixer. He dreams of death, even as he investigates it for his film. His niece's husband, a well-known writer, fails to return home; he searches hospitals for an unclaimed body. His heart disease is flaring up. Is he prepared for death? Is that all that's left?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 8, 2000

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Production

Hedayat Film

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0262774