Tranquility in the Presence of Others (1972)

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Released:
1972-12-31

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.

Director:
Nasser Taghvai

Runtime:
1h 26min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Akbar Meshkin
    as
    Father
  • Sorayya Ghasemi
    as
    Manijeh
  • Masud Asadollahi
    as
    Masoud
  • Mohammad Ali Sepanlou
    as
    Dr. Sepanlou
  • Manouchehr Atashi
    as
    Atashi