Through the Olive Trees

Feb 1, 1994

1h 44m

★ 7.4

Overview

When the actor in a scene for his film Life And Nothing More… has to quit, a film director casts another man for the part. However, complications arise since the man and the woman who was cast for the scene know each other.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

CiBy 2000

Kiarostami Foundation

Farabi Cinema

Through the Olive Trees Trailers

Cast

Film Director

Mohammadali Keshavarz

Farhad

Farhad Kheradmand

Mrs. Shiva

Zarifeh Shiva

Hossein

Hossein Rezai

Tahereh

Tahereh Ladanian

Hocine

Hocine Redai

Kouly's Daughter

Zahra Nourou

Achiz

Nasret Betri

Azim

Azim Aziz Nia

Teacher

Astadouli Babani

Tahra

N. Boursadiki

Teacher

Kheda Barech Defai

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