The Paternal House (2014)
A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.
- Released
- 2014-02-01
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Horror
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kianush Ayyari, Kianush Ayyari
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- Mehdi Hashemi as Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)
- Shahab Hosseini as Naser
- Mehran Rajabi as Kalb Hassan
- Nazanin Farahani as Masume
- Naser Hashemi as Mohtasham (Adult)
- Mina Sadati as Maryam
- Negah Khaghani as Moluk
- Masoume Bafande as Marziye
- Mojde Hamrang as Reyhane
- Setare Mirmohammad as Sakine
- Padina Rahnama as Robabe
- Ainaz Azarhoush as Tahere
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