Under the Skin of the City (2005)

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Released:
2005-05-25

Overview:
Tuba works daily at a grueling textile factory in Iran, returning home every night to deal with the rest of her problematic family, which includes: a pregnant daughter whose husband beats her regularly; a teenage son, who's been getting into trouble due to his burgeoning career in radical politics; and an older son who goes to great lengths--such as attempting to sell the family's meager house--in order to get an engineering job in Japan as a means of getting out of Iran.

Director:
Rakhshan Banietemad

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Mohammad Reza Foroutan
  • Golab Adine
  • Baran Kosari
  • Ebrahim Sheibani
  • Mohsen Ghazi Moradi