The Paternal House

February. 01,2014      PG-13
Rating:
6.7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A young woman is murdered by her own father, with the help of her younger brother. She is secretly buried in the cellar, a space where the women of the family weave carpets and perform other domestic chores. Her loss, or perhaps her presence, continues to haunt the family as it reverberates through the following generations. Ayyari’s film is staged exclusively in this house and was banned several times in Iran.

Mehdi Hashemi as  Mohtasham (Middle-Aged)
Shahab Hosseini as  Naser
Mehran Rajabi as  Kalb Hassan
Nazanin Farahani as  Masume
Naser Hashemi as  Mohtasham (Adult)
Mina Sadati as  Maryam
Negah Khaghani as  Moluk
Masoume Bafande as  Marziye
Padina Rahnama as  Robabe
Aynaz Azarhoush as  Tahere

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Reviews

AniInterview
2014/02/01

Sorry, this movie sucks

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Intcatinfo
2014/02/02

A Masterpiece!

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Chirphymium
2014/02/03

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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AnhartLinkin
2014/02/04

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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