In this unusual and haunting drama, Mr. Yaghmaei,
an archaeologist excavating in the southern region of Iran with his wife and
son, finds the skeleton of a young, pregnant woman containing the fetal bones of
her unborn child. While he is still pursuing his excavations, the
archaeologist's wife dies of an incurable genetic disease which also afflicts
their adult son. Through a series of touching sequences portraying the familial
love of father and son, the two story lines mingle, and finally entwine,
expressing to us ineffable elements of the human condition.
Length: 30
min.
Country: Iran
Language:
Parsi with English sub-titles
Producer: Orod Attarpour
Distributor: Orod
Attarpour
Copyright: 2001 by IRIB
Festival Screenings and
Awards:
Golden Dragon Award for best film, Krakou Film
Festival
Special Film Award winner, Kuang Zhou Film Festival, China
Best
Documentary, Yadegar (heritage) Film Festival, Iran
Best Documentary, IRIB
Channels
(and prizes in several other festivals)
