Jadehay sard

Jadehay sard
Directed by Massood Jafari Jozani
Produced by Siamak Taghipour
Written by Siamak Taghipour
Based on "If Daddy Dies" by
Reza Sarshar
Starring Hamid Jebeli
Esmail Mohammadi
Ali Nassirian
Music by Kambiz Roshanravan
Cinematography Mahmoud Kalari
Turaj Mansuri
Editing by Davoud Yusefian
Studio Farabi Cinema Foundation
Release date(s) 1985
Running time 93 minutes
Country Iran
Language Persian

Jadehay sard (Translation: Frosty Roads) is a 1985 Iranian film by Massood Jafari Jozani. The film is based on the story "If Daddy Dies" by Reza Sarshar.[1] In 1987 it became one of the first Iranian films to receive international attention when it premiered at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

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Plot

Moosavi, a country schoolteacher, must undertake an arduous journey to fetch medicine for his village's sick. Accompanied by his student and a villager, he travels through a blizzard and is pursued by a pack of hungry wolves.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Variety's film reviews 1987-1988. R.R. Bowker. 1991. ISBN 0835226670. 
  2. ^ Nader Takmil Homayoun (2007). "[Iran, A Cinematographic Revolution]" (in English, French and Persian). L'Iran: une révolution cinématographique (DVD). Arte and Avenue B Productions. Event occurs at 1:07:05. 

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