Tranquility in the Presence of Others

Dec 31, 1972

1h 26m

★ 5.2

Overview

A colonel, who has two daughters working as nurses in Tehran, retires to a small city. The man marries a teacher from the provinces and goes with her to Tehran. However, he finds that his daughters have changed. The elder daughter eventually commits suicide and the younger daughter goes through an ill-fated marriage. The father, observing the problems of his children, goes insane and is confined to an asylum. For its political and social content, the film was banned by the government for several years.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Telfilm

National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT)

Sazman Cinemaei Haft

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Cast

Father

Akbar Meshkin

Manijeh

Sorayya Ghasemi

Masoud

Masud Asadollahi

Dr. Sepanlou

Mohammad Ali Sepanlou

Atashi

Manouchehr Atashi

Mahlegha

Leila Baharan

Ameneh

Mehri Mehrinia

Maliheh

Parto Nouri

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