The Mare

19861h 48mNo ratings yet

Overview

Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 1, 1986
Original language: Persian
Spoken languages: Persian
Countries: Iran
Cast: Ataollah Zahed,Farhad Khanmohammadi,Hossein Mahjoub,Parviz Shahinkhou,Firouz Behjat-Mohamadi,Susan Taslimi,Parvin Hazrati,Mojilong Danespooy,Maliheh Nazari
Director: Ali Zhekan
Writer: Ali Zhekan
Cinematography: Firooz Malekzadeh
Music: Sharif Lotfi
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0123160