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Under the Skin of the City (2001)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Rakhshan Banietemad
Writer : Rakhshan Banietemad, Farid Mostafavi

Synopsis

Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

Actors

Mohammad Reza Foroutan
Mohammad Reza Foroutan
Golab Adine
Golab Adine
Baran Kosari
Baran Kosari
Ebrahim Sheibani
Ebrahim Sheibani
Mohsen Ghazi Moradi
Mohsen Ghazi Moradi
Mehrave Sharifinia
Mehrave Sharifinia
Homeira Riazi
Homeira Riazi
Alireza Oosivand
Alireza Oosivand

Crews

Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad
Director
Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad
Screenplay
Farid Mostafavi
Farid Mostafavi
Screenplay
Rakhshan Banietemad
Rakhshan Banietemad
Producer
Jahangir Kosari
Jahangir Kosari
Producer
Hossein Jafarian
Hossein Jafarian
Director of Photography
Mostafa Kherghehpoosh
Mostafa Kherghehpoosh
Editor
Omid Mohit
Omid Mohit
Production Design
Nava Rohani
Nava Rohani
Assistant Director
Ebrahim Sheibani
Ebrahim Sheibani
Assistant Director
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Sound Editor
Asghar Shahverdi
Asghar Shahverdi
Sound

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