Crime ·Drama · Iran · 1987 · 1h 30m

The Peddler

دستفروش

The Peddler poster
Director
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast
Zohreh Sarmadi as Esmaeel Soltaniyan as Mohammad Talaie as Somayyeh Ebrahimi as Morteza Zarrabi as Mahmoud Basiri as
Crew
Ali Reza Zarrindast — Director of Photography Homayoun Payvar — Director of Photography Mehrdad Fakhimi — Director of Photography Mohsen Makhmalbaf — Editor Majid Entezami — Original Music Composer Mohsen Makhmalbaf — Screenplay
Synopsis

The movie consists of three episodes that explore the lives of poor and desperate in Iran. In episode one, a very poor couple with many crippled children abandon their newly born baby in hopes that it will have a better future. In the second episode, a mentally impaired and isolated young man tries to take care of his senile mother who is almost dead. In the third episode, a cowardly and desperate peddler tries to escape from his boss.

Mood & Themes
anthologypovertydisability
Key Collaborators
Mohsen Makhmalbaf Director Ali Reza Zarrindast Director of Photography Homayoun Payvar Director of Photography Mehrdad Fakhimi Director of Photography Mohsen Makhmalbaf Editor Majid Entezami Original Music Composer Mohsen Makhmalbaf Screenplay
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