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Still Life (1974)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Sohrab Shahid Saless
Writer : Sohrab Shahid Saless

Synopsis

A minimalist study of lonely, isolated existence. Mohamad Sardari has spent thirty years at a remote outpost raising and lowering a gate to keep road traffic from crossing tracks when a train passes. He lives with his wife in an unadorned shack; a few bare trees dot the threadbare landscape.

Actors

Zadour Bonyadi
Zadour Bonyadi
Mohamad Sardari
Mohammed Kani
Mohammed Kani
Hibibollah Safarian
Hibibollah Safarian
Habib Safaryan
Habib Safaryan
Zahra Yazdani
Zahra Yazdani
The Old Man's Wife

Crews

Sohrab Shahid Saless
Sohrab Shahid Saless
Director
Parviz Sayyad
Parviz Sayyad
Producer
Rouhollah Emami
Rouhollah Emami
Editor
Houshang Baharlou
Houshang Baharlou
Director of Photography
Sohrab Shahid Saless
Sohrab Shahid Saless
Screenplay
Mohammed Sadeq Alami
Mohammed Sadeq Alami
Sound
Ahmad Khanzadi
Ahmad Khanzadi
Sound

Trailers and other movies

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