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An Unfinished Film For My Daughter Somayeh (2012)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Morteza Payeshenas

Synopsis

Family videos are odd objects. You can sit around all together and for a few hours relive your life. Family videos are valuable. The older the videos are, the more valuable they become for us. Especially for those of us who have had complicated lives.

Actors

Mostafa Mohammadi
Mostafa Mohammadi
Self
Somayeh Mohammadi
Somayeh Mohammadi
Self
Massoud Rajavi
Massoud Rajavi
Self (Archive Footage)
Maryam Rajavi
Maryam Rajavi
Self (Archive Footage)

Crews

Morteza Payeshenas
Morteza Payeshenas
Director
Mostafa Mohammadi
Mostafa Mohammadi
Cinematography
Mohammad Shakibania
Mohammad Shakibania
Producer
Mostafa Mohammadi
Mostafa Mohammadi
Writer

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