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A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.
Keywords
child abuse
murder
taboo
Casts

Mehdi Hashemi
Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)

Shahab Hosseini
Naser

Mehran Rajabi
Kalb Hassan

Nazanin Farahani
Masume

Naser Hashemi
Mohtasham (Adult)

Mina Sadati
Maryam

Negah Khaghani
Moluk

Masoume Bafande
Marziye
Mojde Hamrang
Reyhane
Setare Mirmohammad
Sakine

Padina Rahnama
Robabe

Ainaz Azarhoush
Tahere

Moeineddin Oshaghi
Mohtasham (Young)

Azade Movahhed
Farkhonde
Goli Sharifloo
Farkhonde (Middle-Aged)

Hossein Fallah
Hashem
Mehdi Kheyrollahi
Rajab
Eghlima Raisi
Ehteram
Rasoul Salimian
Alireza
Crews

Dariush Ayyari
Director of Photography

Kianush Ayyari
Writer

Kianush Ayyari
Director
Shahrokh Dastourtabar
Executive Producer

Kianush Ayyari
Screenplay

Kianush Ayyari
Producer

Behzad Abdi
Music

Dariush Ayyari
Editor
Farhad Ghodsi
Editor
Hossein Salehian
Makeup Designer
Asghar Nejadimani
Production Designer
Asghar Nejadimani
Costume Designer
Azam Rahmani
Makeup Designer
Hassan Aghakarimi
Production Manager
Ali Hosseini
Sound Mixer
Saeed Salehi
Sound Recordist
Reza Sepehri
Lighting Technician
Navid Bani
First Assistant Director
Nima Aghakarimi
Assistant Camera
Mohammad Kashfi
Sound Mixer
Mazdak Ayyari
Still Photographer
Backdrops & Posters
