Gilaneh 2005

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Drama War

A mother's courage, hardship, and love, in times of war. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Gilane escorts her pregnant daughter, Maygol, from the relative calm of their village, Espili, into war-torn Tehran to search for Maygol's husband, Rahman. The journey is arduous and what they find when they reach the capital is dismaying and frightening. Fifteen years later, as another war begins in Iraq, Gillane is at home caring for her son Ismael, who suffers from epilepsy, a byproduct of war. As she cares for him, she hopes for a visit from the doctor and from another daughter, Atefah. "Better be a dog than a mother," she says.

Release Date 2005-02-01
Runtime 1h 24m
Directors Rakhshan Banietemad, Morteza Poursamadi, Mohsen Abdolvahab
Producers Jahangir Kosari, Saeed Sa'di
Writers Mohsen Abdolvahab, Farid Mostafavi, Rakhshan Banietemad