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It's Winter (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Farsi ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Iran ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Rafi Pitts

Written By:
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Rafi Pitts

Actors:
Mitra Hajjar ..... Khatoun
Ali Nicksaulat ..... Marhab
Said Orkani ..... Ali Reza
Hashem Abdi ..... Moktar
Zahra Jafari ..... Little Girl
Naser Madahi ..... The Boss
Safari Ghassemi ..... Grandmother
Valiollah Sali ..... Mokhtar's boss
Hossein Hadgbegi ..... Cafe owner
Mohammad Nazari ..... Waiter
Leila Solymani ..... Prostitute
Ali Fanaian ..... Policeman

Synopsis:

Iranian director Rafi Pitts's searing psycho-social drama It's Winter opens in wintertime Tehran, when the middle-aged Persian husband and father Mokhtar (Hashem Abdi) is suddenly laid off. Despondent, Mokhtar temporarily abandons his wife Khatoun (Mitra Hadjar), his mother-in-law, and his young daughter, and leaves the country in search of employment. Months then pass, with his family receiving no news or communication from him. During his absence, a much younger and less experienced Iranian, Marhab (Ali Nicksolat), turns up in Tehran, in search of employment as an auto mechanic. He meets Khatoun and - sensing that Mokhtar may be dead and will probably never return - courts the woman and ultimately marries her. Circumstances go completely awry, however, when Marhab acts irresponsibly by getting into an ugly dispute with his employer and is promptly fired. In a fit of rage, he decides to vandalize an automobile plant that refused to hire him. Finally, in desperation, Marhab prepares to abscond from the town (sans Khatoun) when Mokhtar unexpectedly turns up once again - and permanently changes Marhab's course.

A small town in winter, and as one man leaves his wife, mother and young daughter behind to look for work abroad, another arrives by train also looking for work. Charismatic and confident, Marhab has what can only be called a roving eye, and before long, he begins moving in on the other man's wife.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 08 July, 2008.

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