Gilaneh

Overview

A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. "Better be a dog than a mother," she says.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 1, 2005

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

Persian

Countries

Iran

Production

Fadak Film

Cast

Baran Kosari,Bahram Radan,Nayereh Farahani,Shahrokh Foroutanian,Fatemeh Motamed-Arya,Madjid Bahrami,Zhaleh Sameti

Director

Mohsen Abdolvahab,Rakhshan Banietemad

Writer

Mohsen Abdolvahab,Farid Mostafavi,Rakhshan Banietemad

Producer

Saeed Sa'di,Jahangir Kosari

Cinematography

Morteza Poursamadi

Music

Mohammadreza Aligholi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0450428