Hamoun = The desert /
هامون = The desert /
The story of Hamid Hamoun, an executive in a large import-export business, who also works as a part-time English instructor. He feels alienated from Iranian society, bound by its conventions yet unwilling to abide by its rigid laws. His wife wants to divorce him but is unable to do so under Islamic...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Persian |
| Language Notes: | Farsi dialogue; with English, Persian, or Arabic subtitles. |
| Published: |
Tehran, Iran :
Visual Media Institute,
[2012]
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| Series: | Selected films of first generation of Iranian filmmakers
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| Summary: | The story of Hamid Hamoun, an executive in a large import-export business, who also works as a part-time English instructor. He feels alienated from Iranian society, bound by its conventions yet unwilling to abide by its rigid laws. His wife wants to divorce him but is unable to do so under Islamic law. In this film, husband and wife struggle to find their own solid ground. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD, PAL. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Fajr Film Festival, 1990: Crystal Simorgh in Best Director, Best Screenplay (Dariush Mehrjui), Best Actor (Khosro Shakibai), Best Cinematography (Turaj Mansuri), Best Editing (Hassan Hassandoost). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Turaj Mansuri ; editor, Hassan Hassandoost ; music, Nasser Cheshmazar. |