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Featuring:
Roohangiz Sami-Nejad, Abdolhossein Sepenta, Sohrab Poori
Written by:
Abdolhossein Sepenta
Directed by:
Ardeshir Irani
Release Date:
January 2, 1933
Original Title:
دختر لر
Alternate Titles:
The Iran of Yesterday and the Iran of Today
The Lor Girl
ایران دیروز و امروز
Genres:
Adventure | Drama
Production Companies:
Imperial Film of Bombay
Production Countries:
India | Iran
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 130
Golnar is a young tea house waitress who was kidnapped as a child and taken to Lorestan with a clan of bandits living among the Lors. The leader of the thieves, Gholi Khan, is beginning to look at her with interest now she is a grown woman. Little did she know that a young man called Jafar is going to be just near.
The movie is about Golnar, a young teahouse girl who was kidnapped as a child and taken to Lorestan with a clan of bandits living among the Lors. The leader of the thieves, Gholi Khan, is beginning to look at her with interest now she is a grown woman. At the teahouse, she meets a young man called Jafar who has been sent to Lorestan by the Iranian government to deal with the problem of banditry in the area. They fall in love, and plan to escape together. Gholi Khan catches on to their plans and beats up Jafar. Jafar rejects Khan's offer to join the bandits, so he is kidnapped and imprisoned. Golnar helps him escape and the couple attempt to flee. Pursued by the bandits, Jafar and Golnar are nearly captured, but Jafar kills several bandits, including Gholi Khan himself. Fearing revenge from the remaining gang, the couple escape to India, living in Bombay to find security from the lawlessness of Iran at the time. They later return to their homeland when they learn that a new government has brought law and order back to the country.
Director:
Ardeshir Irani
Director of Photography:
Edi Irani
Rostam Irani
Producer:
Abdolhossein Sepanta
Ardeshir Irani
Sound Recordist:
Bahram Irani
Writer:
Abdolhossein Sepanta
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