Abbas Dastranj

Chelcheragh (Chandelier) (1976)

A number of the mine workers have gone on strike. Ebraam, who is the workers' representative, is forced—under the employer's threats—to sign a contract that makes conditions even tighter for the workers. Overcome with shame and guilt, Ebraam hangs hims ...

Gerogan (1974)

Downpour (1972)

Well-educated and humble teacher Mr Hekmati arrives in a new city and at a new job in the pre-revolutionary Iran. He falls in love with a hardworking underprivileged young woman who nurses her elderly mother and raises her young brother. ...

Journey (1972)

The story is about two poor boys' search for their father through a Journey from downtown to uptown. Two hungry boys are forced to move through the events, people and unrealistic and risky places in a nightmarish way. A daily journey in search of their los ...