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Release Date:
February 1, 2005
Original Title:
گیلانه
Alternate Titles:
Gilane
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
Fadak Film
Production Countries:
Iran
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 84
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.
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Costume Design:
Zhila Mehrjui
Director:
Rakhshan Banietemad
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Director of Photography:
Morteza Poursamadi
Editor:
Davoud Yusefian
Executive Producer:
Jahangir Kosari
Makeup Designer:
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Original Music Composer:
Mohammadreza Aligholi
Producer:
Saeed Sa'di
Production Design:
Javad Khamisinejad
Zhila Mehrjui
Production Manager:
Abolghasem Hoseini
Screenplay:
Farid Mostafavi
Mohsen Abdolvahab
Rakhshan Banietemad
Sound:
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Yadollah Najafi
Amir-Hossein Ghasemi
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